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Essential what?

In the summer of 2009 I started feeling super tired, a flight of stairs would make me feel as if I had run a marathon.… Continue reading Essential what?

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The answer to many of my health issues

My doctor noticed my fingers were quite large & stubby whilst i was having a skin check-up. A blood test showed very high growth hormone &… Continue reading The answer to many of my health issues

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Having pku is tough to deal with sometimes.

Having pku is tough to deal with sometimes. You’re at a restaurant and people around you are eating meat and you’re sitting there eating fries… Continue reading Having pku is tough to deal with sometimes.

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The Oliver Effect- Do The Impossible

Oliver is the most happiest little boy Ive ever met, he lights up the room with his smile. He is 4 years old and has a… Continue reading The Oliver Effect- Do The Impossible

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Roped Together

My dear friend, who has SPS wrote this poem. Mr. David F Napier is dear to my heart though we’ve never met! He had encouraged… Continue reading Roped Together

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Living with a rare eye disease

Mother of two, Magdalena, speaks about how a rare eye condition Autosomal Dominant Retinal Dystrophy, affects the lives of both her son and husband.  The… Continue reading Living with a rare eye disease

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my story

Hi I’m Alanna I’m 17 and I live in the Uk . I suffer from autism, anxiety but mostly CRPS. I have CRPS in my… Continue reading my story

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my story

Hi I’m Alanna I’m 17 and I live in the Uk . I suffer from autism, anxiety but mostly CRPS. I have CRPS in my… Continue reading my story

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Writing books gives me wings

My name is Michal. I was born in 1991. I have spinal muscular atrophy, but I don’t care so much about it, others have to… Continue reading Writing books gives me wings

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