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Teenage Girl Proves Cheating Death Is Actually a Thing

Teenage Girl Proves Cheating Death Is Actually a Thing

  • Post author:Lady Kehveen Abernathy
  • Post published:February 3, 2016
  • Post category:Wilson Disease

On a Friday night, Torrie Kruse's world went black. The teenager can't recall being rushed to the hospital. She can't recall doctors scrambling around her hospital bed, trying to make sense of the problem. She…

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Conozcamos a Hannah: Lo que tus ojos no ven

Conozcamos a Hannah: Lo que tus ojos no ven

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:February 3, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Conoce a Hannah, no puede no darse cuenta de todo lo que ella lucha con mirarla. Ella tiene doce años de edad. Esta es #InvisibleFight de Hannah Con Osteodistrofia hereditaria…

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The Kindness of a Stranger Helped Baby with Tyrosenemia

The Kindness of a Stranger Helped Baby with Tyrosenemia

  • Post author:Erica Zahn
  • Post published:February 2, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease/Tyrosinemia

When Jon Miller, president and founder of the Network of Tyrosinemia Advocates (NOTA), learned of a family in Puerto Rico who had moved to Connecticut to get treatment for their…

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Doctors Dismissed a Loving Mother and This is the Result

Doctors Dismissed a Loving Mother and This is the Result

  • Post author:Kiki Jones
  • Post published:February 2, 2016
  • Post category:Wilson Disease

Raise your hand if a doctor’s accused you of pill-seeking? Blamed your symptoms on your weight or claimed you were too young, too black, too old, too Latino to be…

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National Gaucher Foundation Provides Hope for Patients AND You

National Gaucher Foundation Provides Hope for Patients AND You

  • Post author:Erica Zahn
  • Post published:February 2, 2016
  • Post category:Gaucher Disease

Leanna Mullen knows what it's like to look absolutely normal while in reality being very sick. She has Gaucher disease, a rare inherited condition where the body can't break down…

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Announcement: Cervical Dystonia Clinical Trial

Announcement: Cervical Dystonia Clinical Trial

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:February 2, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Are you an adult with isolated cervical dystonia? Wake Forest (Winston Salem, NC) is running a clinical trial of a new botulinum toxin. For more information click here. Or contact:…

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Conozcamos a Bonnie: Una Fanática de los Red Sox Digna de un HoF Diferente

Conozcamos a Bonnie: Una Fanática de los Red Sox Digna de un HoF Diferente

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:February 2, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Mi nombre es Bonnie y he estado luchando por mi vida durante dieciocho años, pero he estado luchando una batalla invisible durante los últimos doce. Esta es la historia #myinvisiblefight…

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4 Super Bowl Quotes That Surprisingly Relate to Chronic Illness

4 Super Bowl Quotes That Surprisingly Relate to Chronic Illness

  • Post author:Rebekah
  • Post published:February 1, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Super Bowl 50 is this Sunday! In case you live in a box, the Super Bowl is kind of a big deal. And why shouldn't it be? You take the…

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Did You Know There’s Treatment for IPF? And It Actually Helps!
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Did You Know There’s Treatment for IPF? And It Actually Helps!

  • Post author:Erica Zahn
  • Post published:February 1, 2016
  • Post category:IPF/Rare Disease

When 63-year-old Donald Castner of Napa Valley, California was diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, or IPF, it came as a complete surprise. After all, he'd been active and in good health…

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How a Snowflake Builds a Snowman Family, Part 2

How a Snowflake Builds a Snowman Family, Part 2

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:February 1, 2016
  • Post category:Myasthenia Gravis/Rare Disease

To read part 1 of Lisa's post, click here. These are some of my favorite online support for just about anything you need: Have a basic question? These forums are…

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All That Glitters Is Not Gold. What Poisoned This Man?

All That Glitters Is Not Gold. What Poisoned This Man?

  • Post author:Kiki Jones
  • Post published:February 1, 2016
  • Post category:Wilson Disease

You know how that saying goes: “All that glitters is not gold.” Or maybe, “too much of a good thing can make you sick.” Both apply to the metal copper.…

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Shut Up And Just Dance With This Gaucher Patient

Shut Up And Just Dance With This Gaucher Patient

  • Post author:James Ernest Cassady
  • Post published:February 1, 2016
  • Post category:Gaucher Disease

Hey guys... I have a confession to make: I hate dancing. HATE. IT. I hate it because I'm bad at it, and I don't like doing things I'm bad at, especially…

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Conozcamos a Bonnie: Una Fanática de los Red Sox Digna de un HoF Diferente

Conozcamos a Bonnie: Una Fanática de los Red Sox Digna de un HoF Diferente

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:February 1, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Mi nombre es Bonnie y he estado luchando por mi vida durante dieciocho años, pero he estado luchando una batalla invisible durante los últimos doce. Esta es #myinvisiblefight. En 2002, colgué…

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