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Central Pain Syndrome: What would a cure mean?

Central pain syndrome, CPS (AKA thalamic pain and post-stroke pain) is an unimaginable, relentless, agonizing pain caused from damage to the central nervous system (brain… Continue reading Central Pain Syndrome: What would a cure mean?

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This is My Story

I spend my life medicated, but there is still pain; a lot of pain. It is unclear if I was born with or if I… Continue reading This is My Story

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GSD TYPE 1A

I have glycogen storage disease 1A. I am a freshman at Marshall County High , Benton, Kentucky. Dr. David Wienstien is my doctor. . Without… Continue reading GSD TYPE 1A

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Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1

Our daughter was born on the 12th of Agust 2015. She was our first baby. She was born 2700 kg and 53 sm. She was… Continue reading Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 1

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My life with 2 NIH Rare Diseases

Hi Everyone! Thank you so much for taking the time to visit my page and hear my story… I am going to tell you about… Continue reading My life with 2 NIH Rare Diseases

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BASM Syndrome

Our son was born with BASM Syndrome (Billiary Atresia Splenic Malformation). Billiary Atresia occurs in 1 out of every 18,000 people. What our son has… Continue reading BASM Syndrome

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Born with hirschprungs

Our son Shane was diagnosed with Hirschsprung’s disease at about 3-5 days old. Something we had no idea existed. We were in the hospital getting… Continue reading Born with hirschprungs

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The Four Marin Siblings

My story is about my husband, John, and his three sisters, Lora, Marcia and Cindy. The siblings each had a 50/50 chance of inheriting the… Continue reading The Four Marin Siblings

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bundaberg queensland australia

i have a 13 yr old girl with a rare syndrome called proteus syndrome here is only about 200 people in the world with this… Continue reading bundaberg queensland australia

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