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How to Learn About Sarcoidosis in LA!
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How to Learn About Sarcoidosis in LA!

  • Post author:EmpatheticBadass
  • Post published:October 19, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease/Sarcoidosis/Timely

“Healing is a matter of time, but it is sometimes also a matter of opportunity.” – Hippocrates, Greek physician known as “The Father of Modern Medicine” When you’ve been diagnosed…

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In the Midst of Chaos, These Parents are Making it Work
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In the Midst of Chaos, These Parents are Making it Work

  • Post author:Alisha Stone
  • Post published:October 19, 2016
  • Post category:Aplastic anemia/Rare Disease

I recently read an article about a little boy who’d been diagnosed with aplastic anemia, a mysterious and very serious illness that can strike adults as well as children. It’s…

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EDS is So Freaking Misunderstood, It’s Time to Get Your Learning On
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EDS is So Freaking Misunderstood, It’s Time to Get Your Learning On

  • Post author:Erica Zahn
  • Post published:October 19, 2016
  • Post category:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/Rare Disease

If you were at a cocktail party and someone happened to mention they have Ehlers-Danlos syndrome, how would you respond? Would you deftly swirl the wine in your glass, pretend there's…

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What I Learned in Lyme Recovery
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What I Learned in Lyme Recovery

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:October 19, 2016
  • Post category:Lyme Disease/Rare Disease

I am beyond excited to report I have begun the process of recovery from late stage, chronic Lyme disease. A year ago, I was reading through articles, clicking on everything…

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If It’s So Amazingly Rare, Why Does My Child Have Sarcoidosis?
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If It’s So Amazingly Rare, Why Does My Child Have Sarcoidosis?

  • Post author:Erica Zahn
  • Post published:October 19, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease/Sarcoidosis

There is something inherently unfair about seeing your child get sick, and almost every parent in the world would do anything possible to make things better. It can be even…

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How to Meet Fabry Friends and Influence People!
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How to Meet Fabry Friends and Influence People!

  • Post author:EmpatheticBadass
  • Post published:October 19, 2016
  • Post category:Fabry Disease/Rare Disease/Timely

When you have a rare disease such as Fabry disease, it’s easy to feel alone. As reported on the National Fabry Disease Foundation’s website, no one really knows how many…

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Amazing Boy With Muscular Dystrophy Shocks His Community

Amazing Boy With Muscular Dystrophy Shocks His Community

  • Post author:Farrah Fontaine
  • Post published:October 19, 2016
  • Post category:Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy

When you were a kid and planning your future, what events did you imagine? Your first car? Your prom? Your graduation? Your wedding? For this boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy, he…

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Necesitaba un hígado, pero lo que ella da es Lo que es especial
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Necesitaba un hígado, pero lo que ella da es Lo que es especial

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:October 19, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease/Tyrosinemia

La vida con una grave enfermedad afecta a más de la salud física; salud mental a menudo sufre, también. Que es una de las razones Anna Barlow tomó nota cuando…

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