Family Stays Optimistic with 3-Year-Old Battling Fatal Rare Disease
Christopher Barker is everything you'd expect in a 3-year-old. He's happy, loud, and full of life, so it was a devastating shock to hear that he had a fatal disease,…
Christopher Barker is everything you'd expect in a 3-year-old. He's happy, loud, and full of life, so it was a devastating shock to hear that he had a fatal disease,…
According to a story from fosters.com, a twelve year old boy that survived a battle with brain cancer has begun playing ice hockey, his favorite sport, once again. Levi Whitcomb…
If you or someone you love has multiple sclerosis, you probably know a bit about myelin. The human body needs to protect its crucial nerve cells, so it surrounds them…
According to a story from macleans.ca, eight-year-old Mason Stewart has been dealing with the effects of spinal muscular atrophy since he began to walk; he developed an unusual walking gait…
Brandi Lawrey describes her son, Gavin, as a little man because he continually shows bravery and courage well above his age, reports News-Press. Gavin was diagnosed with a rare mitochondrial…
According to a story from Science Daily, patients with cystic fibrosis have to deal with higher concentrations of bacteria in the lungs within their first few years of life, which…
United in Progress is the tag line for a unique collaborative effort to speed progress in identifying, understanding and treating hemophilia: My Life Our Future. Increasingly in the area of rare…
According to a story from macleans.ca, Julia Alton felt hopeless when she first started to experience the symptoms of her Fabry disease. However, she refused to let the disease hold…
England’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently approved three new thyroid cancer treatments for their National Health Service (NHS). The new treatments provide a wider variety of…