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This Brave Woman Bled for 5 Years. But You Won’t Have To!
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This Brave Woman Bled for 5 Years. But You Won’t Have To!

  • Post author:PW Blogger
  • Post published:November 10, 2016
  • Post category:Rare Disease

For so many people, hearing the word "normal" come out of a doctor's mouth can be comforting. But for Chloe Christos, now 27 and diagnosed with von Willebrand disease (vWD), this…

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Is Hope Just Around the Corner for Parkinson’s Disease?
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Is Hope Just Around the Corner for Parkinson’s Disease?

  • Post author:Alisha Stone
  • Post published:November 10, 2016
  • Post category:Parkinson's Disease

Australian scientists have developed a new blood test that has potential to identify Parkinson’s disease (PD) (early) in people, which is enabling doctors to better treat their patients who have…

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Research for a Cystinosis CURE is Gaining Traction Thanks to the CRF
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Research for a Cystinosis CURE is Gaining Traction Thanks to the CRF

  • Post author:Erica Zahn
  • Post published:November 10, 2016
  • Post category:Cystinosis/Rare Disease

It was a match made in heaven when the Homecoming King fell in love with the Homecoming Queen. Several years after they accepted their crowns, they got married and planned…

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Coming To You Soon: The Insider Download on EDS
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Coming To You Soon: The Insider Download on EDS

  • Post author:Sabina Kennedy
  • Post published:November 10, 2016
  • Post category:Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome/Rare Disease

Have you been looking for a resource on Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS)? If so, you'll know that it's difficult because EDS is a rare inherited condition, and there aren’t many credible resources to…

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CRPS Exercise Tips: One Infographic Has it All
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CRPS Exercise Tips: One Infographic Has it All

  • Post author:Kiki Jones
  • Post published:November 10, 2016
  • Post category:Complex Regional Pain Syndrome/Rare Disease

Exercising with CRPS can be beyond difficult, but I’m sure everyone from your doctor to your mother has encouraged you to do it. Why? CRPS already causes you pain, and…

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What Do You Think, is This an Aplastic Anemia Miracle?
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What Do You Think, is This an Aplastic Anemia Miracle?

  • Post author:Alisha Stone
  • Post published:November 10, 2016
  • Post category:Aplastic anemia/Rare Disease

Miracles never cease to amaze me. And quite frankly, it’s been a long time since I’ve been convinced that one actually has happened—although in theory, I welcome miracles every day!…

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Is This the Breakthrough FMF Patients Need?
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Is This the Breakthrough FMF Patients Need?

  • Post author:Ronald Ledsen
  • Post published:November 10, 2016
  • Post category:Familial Mediterranean Fever/Rare Disease

When you think of the Mediterranean, you probably picture sun-kissed white sand beaches, azure blue waters, and the exotic coastlines of Italy, Greece, and Morocco. What you probably don’t picture…

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¿Crees que sabes Qué horrible es HFHo? ¡Lee esto!
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¿Crees que sabes Qué horrible es HFHo? ¡Lee esto!

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:November 10, 2016
  • Post category:Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia/Rare Disease

Puede que estemos acercando a la temporada de vacaciones, pero no hay Ho! ¡Ho! ¡Ho! en HFHo. La mayoría de la gente ni siquiera se puede pronunciarlo, ni mucho menos…

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