The Power of the Purple Crayon for Cystinosis Research
Have you ever heard of the children’s book, Harold and the Purple Crayon? It’s about a little boy who draws the things he wants to see with his purple crayon,…
Have you ever heard of the children’s book, Harold and the Purple Crayon? It’s about a little boy who draws the things he wants to see with his purple crayon,…
Leathia Boyd is a 38-year-old woman, mother, and wife living with sickle cell anemia. She's also an advocate and has been one for more than six years. It all started when she joined…
Recently diagnosed with a rare disease and don’t know where to turn for more information? Have a loved one with a rare disease and struggling to understand the science behind…
I like to say that my brother has an addictive personality. I introduced him to George R. R. Martin’s A Song of Ice and Fire series, and he read the four…
Imagine this: two elementary students are in the restroom at school, smoking a bowl. And then, the principal walks in. Rather than flying off the handle, the principal smiles and…
June-September is wedding season. One of the most frequented topics of conversation among friends is weddings. It seems I'm at a stage when no matter who I'm with or what…
Dancers have amazing muscle control. Through hard work and practice, they learn to make the tiniest movements precisely. So imagine the terror former dancer Emily Thompson, then only 20, felt…
Primary Immunodeficiency (PI) can be very hard to explain to people and very hard to understand. The thing is, most of the time we look healthy on the outside. But…
If you have pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), you know it's a rare form of high blood pressure. It affects the arteries that run from the heart through the lungs, causing those…