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Oklahoma City man with rare disease raises awareness

Guy Leach, of Oklahoma City, has been diagnosed with complex regional pain syndrome. A sprained ankle should not be a serious injury. But for Guy… Continue reading Oklahoma City man with rare disease raises awareness

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Living with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

My name is Diane Reichert and I live with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, also known as IPF. What is IPF you may ask? In simplest terms… Continue reading Living with Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

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Karley’s Chiari Journey

I will never forget the day our daughter was diagnosed with Chiari Malformation – July 3, 2013. We had never heard of it – and… Continue reading Karley’s Chiari Journey

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vivre avec la para myotonie

je m’appelle franck petillon agée de 28ans et j’ai ete diagnostique avec une maladie d’eulenburg depuis avril 2014 et je suis en traitement actuelement avec… Continue reading vivre avec la para myotonie

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Renpenning

Renpenning syndrome is a rare disorder; its prevalence is unknown. More than 60 affected individuals in at least 15 families have been identified.Renpenning syndrome is… Continue reading Renpenning

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my FOSMN

yep i have been to four neurologist and in the end after lots of tests (whoa lots of tests) they came up with ..facial onset… Continue reading my FOSMN

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Only baby in U.S. With this disease

At 5 months pregnant we found out our baby boy wasn’t moving his arms and legs, we then began seeing a ton of specialist to… Continue reading Only baby in U.S. With this disease

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A Little Twist on the Ice Bucket Challenge

I was nominated by my mom to do the ice bucket challenge. Not for ALS (a great cause!) but for two disorders than personally affect… Continue reading A Little Twist on the Ice Bucket Challenge

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Rare Disease Almost Takes Young Mom’s Life

HypoGal, My Story Most of my life I have never considered what the words, “chronically ill” meant. I had related the words,” chronically ill” to… Continue reading Rare Disease Almost Takes Young Mom’s Life

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