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Dermatographic New Yorker

Hello, my name is Daisy Juarez and I’m a patient of Dermatographia. Two and a half years ago, I would get a simple scratch on… Continue reading Dermatographic New Yorker

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An unstoppable student

My name is Jessica. I am a full time Anthropology student at the University of Alaska Fairbanks. I have dreams of a masters and a… Continue reading An unstoppable student

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My Mother’s SJS/TEN Survival

Hello, my name is Linda VonTress and my mother, Vivian L. Dance, had survived the life threatening disease known as Stevens-Johnson syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrosis. This… Continue reading My Mother’s SJS/TEN Survival

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Crime fighting Toby

I’m writing in support of Tobias Rex, one of my 4 year old Preschool students who has convinced himself and everyone around him that he… Continue reading Crime fighting Toby

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Living with mastocytosis

Recently my dermatologist diagnosed me with mastocytosis. Mastocytosis is a disease in which your body produces too many mast cells so that you are constantly… Continue reading Living with mastocytosis

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Fight to be heard & don’t give up!

My advice to anyone who reads my story, is to always be your own health advocate. Never take a Doctors word for something if it… Continue reading Fight to be heard & don’t give up!

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Long road

When I was 17 some appeared on my leg, I went to see a dermatologist and he told me they where glomus tumours and we… Continue reading Long road

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my son, the love of my life x

My son passed away October 2013, he took unwell on the 13th October 2013 and 3 weeks later we lost him. The hospital didn’t know… Continue reading my son, the love of my life x

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Bing Neel Syndrome

I am blessed to live in Seattle, Washington- one of the best places to have an extremely rare cancer! Great doctors and great medical centers!… Continue reading Bing Neel Syndrome

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