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Losing a Child to a Rare Disease

Our family joke was always “if we didn’t have bad luck, we wouldn’t have any luck at all,” We would all laugh at that statement… Continue reading Losing a Child to a Rare Disease

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Not another headcase…

I am one of the lucky one’s because I only had underbtwo years after my accident before I was diagnosed correctly. Little did I know… Continue reading Not another headcase…

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To hell and back the journey

I am a sixty-six year-old male born in Scotland who has lived with back problems since 1973. While holidaying in Oregon in mid 1986, I… Continue reading To hell and back the journey

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my journey with idiopathic intracranial hypertension

In 2009 my world fell apart when my mum passed away then just two months later I was diagnosed with a rare brain condition called… Continue reading my journey with idiopathic intracranial hypertension

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My Journey!

My Story… I started my journey as a Gaucher Type 1 patient at the age of 4. Being diagnosed at this age, I was also… Continue reading My Journey!

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the hidden disease

I was unaware of my Behçet’s and had accepted constant illness was simply my lot in life. The GPs were useless with comments like “you… Continue reading the hidden disease

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TERRIBLE VALENTINE’S DAY PRESENT

MY HUSBAND AND I WERE SO EXCITED TO BE GOING ON OUR VERY FIRST CRUISE FOR VALENTINE’S DAY 14 YEARS AGO. WHILE GETTING SUIT CASES… Continue reading TERRIBLE VALENTINE’S DAY PRESENT

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I had know idea!

Lucy had suffered with sinus infections and profound fatigue for over 18 months, multiple courses of antibiotics with small little breaks in feeling sick. She… Continue reading I had know idea!

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“My Roller Coster Ride though Mito”

For most people riding roller coasters are fun, but when you have mito it’s a challenge. At age 16, I started my journey. I was… Continue reading “My Roller Coster Ride though Mito”

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