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GBS Tries To Fight you…But You End Up Fighting GBS

Guillain-Barre Syndrome (GBS) is a rare neuro illness that affects one in every 100,000 people in the UK. It is so rare very little research… Continue reading GBS Tries To Fight you…But You End Up Fighting GBS

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1 in 4000

They say I’m 1 in 4000  and what I have is rare No treatment or a cure as for this blindness I prepare  But to… Continue reading 1 in 4000

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Learning what rare means

Rare Disease Day lets people from all around the globe share their story, or simply read somebody else’s. It’s an opportunity to see how much… Continue reading Learning what rare means

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CIDP

I was diagnosed in 2016 with CIDP, chronic inflammatory demylinating polyneuropathy Chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) is a rare neurological disorder in which there is… Continue reading CIDP

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10 year struggle continues

In July of 2006, I was in a car accident, where I was rear ended. I was completely stopped at a stop light, as was… Continue reading 10 year struggle continues

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Rare Disease Day 2018 Video

Today is RARE DISEASE DAY 2018 and I have joined in with the #ShowYourRare campaign painting my face with UV face paints and sharing my… Continue reading Rare Disease Day 2018 Video

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PATM Mal Odor Disease

For Raising Awareness of Mal-Odor diseases such as PATM & TMAU I wanted to tell your organizaton that there are many people suffering from this… Continue reading PATM Mal Odor Disease

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soy rara? Pues si! Soy única!

Cuando tenia 14 años me diagnostivaron Madelung Bilateral. Y me dijeron que tendría talla baja. Tambien que no pasaria de los 25 años con manos… Continue reading soy rara? Pues si! Soy única!

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The Girl in the Corner with the Crooked Leg

A really common “ice breaker” activity at school or at a camp is saying your name and something interesting or different about yourself. I usually… Continue reading The Girl in the Corner with the Crooked Leg

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