Our mission is to amplify the rare condition voice. One of the ways we achieve that is through collaborations across the community, from patients and caregivers to industry leaders in treatment research and development. To learn more, click here.
Acknowledgment: This patient story is sponsored by Day One Biopharmaceuticals and is promoted through the Patient Worthy Collaborative Content program. We only publish content that embodies our mission of providing…
Continue Reading
Meet Gabby: The Shield-maiden With the Sweetest Hugs
There was rarely a quiet moment in my childhood home as the youngest of seven kids in a bustling, loving family in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania during the 1970s and 80s. My…
Continue Reading
Love, Diagnosis and Everything After: Our GRIN1 Journey
Patient Worthy is fortunate to be partnered with the Glanzmann Research Foundation, Inc. and proud to present Joy's story of living with Glanzmann Thrombasthenia (GT). To learn more about the…
Continue Reading
Joy’s Story with Glanzmann Thrombasthenia
Patient Worthy is so grateful to our partners IPPF-The International Pemphigus & Pemphigoid Foundation and for the change to share Halima's story. IPPF's mission is to improve the quality of…
Continue Reading
Halima’s Story with Mucous Membrane Pemphigoid
Patient Worthy is honored to present this story by way of the GACI Global. GACI Global is a nonprofit organization whose mission is to connect families affected by Generalized Arterial…
Continue Reading
Liam’s Story – GACI Caregiver
Patient Worthy is grateful to present this story written by Bud Hager by way of the Courageous Parents Network. CPN is a nonprofit organization that has oriented, equipped and empowered…
Continue Reading
The Ordinary Instant and the Shattering of Time
Only about 50% of those born with GACI survive. Patient Worthy is grateful to GACIGlobal for the ability to share Sienna's Story. GACI Global is a nonprofit organization whose mission…
Continue Reading
Facing The Uncertainty of GACI – Sienna’s Story
SLC13A5 Epilepsy affects not just individuals, but friends and families as well. The following perspective, as told by Amber, mom to TESS Superhero Rowan, aims to give insight into what…
Continue Reading
Amber and Rowan – A Mother’s Perspective: Being Brave with SLC13A5
Hi everyone, my name is Dwayne; I am 57 years old. I was diagnosed with Late Onset Pompe disease (LOPD) in November 2018 when I was 50 years old. I…
Continue Reading
Dwayne’s Pompe story
Patient Worthy is grateful to present this article by way of the CureGRIN Foundation. CureGRIN is a foundation founded and run by parents who are committed to improving the lives of people…
Continue Reading
The Ruminations of a Grin2b Mom
Patient Worthy is honored to be able to share Zoe Ridgeway's story by way of theBHDFoundation.org. Zoe's story was shared for Rare Disease Day 2025 and the BHD Foundation believes…
Continue Reading
Zoe Ridgeway: My BHD Journey
Patient Worthy is honored to bring you Levi’s story courtesy of our partners Miracle Flights. Miracle Flights is a non-profit organization that provides pediatric patients and their families free commercial…
Continue Reading
Levi’s Story with Jansen’s Metaphyseal Chondrodysplasia
Nothing about meningitis is fair. In mere moments it can devastate lives and destroy families. It can take away dreams and shatter plans. These factors make marking my 20th year…
Continue Reading
Katie’s Fight Against Bacterial Meningitis
"You have cervical dystonia", said my beloved family doctor of 20 years. He was almost exuberant, relieved to have finally uncovered the mystery of my severe neck pain, head tremors,…
Continue Reading
Cervical Dystonia Changed My Career (But Not as You May Think)
For Part 1 of Jeremie's story, click here. I just want to share my rare disease story today! I used to be a theater actor and a performer on stage.…
Continue Reading
Jeremie Soriano – from Dwarf to Giant
I was diagnosed in 2021. It all started when I was hospitalized for about 3 weeks due to high blood glucose - Hyperglycemia. During my stay in the hospital, my…
Continue Reading
Jeremie Soriano – An Acromegaly Story
Madrigal today released their first report of results following FDA approval of Rezdiffra for the treatment of NASH in April. Their results are on track according to company forecasts but…
Continue Reading
Good early progress but more docs need to engage, patients need to ask about Rezdiffra – Fatty Liver Foundation
Imagine that your loved one is diagnosed with a rare disease. The first thing you do is to go to the internet to understand what you can about this disease…
Continue Reading
Expanded Access: What Patients and Caregivers Need to Know
source: unsplash.com
Acknowledgment: This patient story is sponsored by Ipsen Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. and is promoted through the Patient Worthy Collaborative Content program. We only publish content that embodies our mission of providing…
Continue Reading
Reducing the Itch: Life with Progressive Familial Intrahepatic Cholestasis (PFIC)
By: Erin Santos-Primis, Mom to Isabella and Executive Director of the Isabella Santos Foundation Starting a nonprofit in honor of a loved one lost to a tragic disease is often…
Continue Reading
Navigating the “Messy Middle” in Rare Pediatric Cancer Fundraising
Acknowledgment: This patient story is sponsored by Chiesi USA and is promoted through the Patient Worthy Collaborative Content program. We only publish content that embodies our mission of providing relevant, vetted,…
Continue Reading
Rethinking What It Means to Live With Acromegaly
Acknowledgment: This story is sponsored by Neurocrine Biosciences and is promoted through the Patient Worthy Collaborative Content program. We only publish content that embodies our mission of providing relevant, vetted,…
Continue Reading
Rare Disease Clinical Trials Are Essential to Help Uncover Potential Patient Solutions: Spotlight on Classic Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)
Acknowledgment: This story is sponsored by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. and is promoted through the Patient Worthy Collaborative Content program. We only publish content that embodies our mission of providing relevant,…
Continue Reading
Connecting with the Community for Change
source: shutterstock.com
Acknowledgment: This story is sponsored by Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc. and is promoted through the Patient Worthy Collaborative Content program. We only publish content that embodies our mission of providing…
Continue Reading
How to be a Patient Peer: Providing Resources for People with ADPKD
Patient Worthy is working with a partner agency who is looking to engage with patients living with Shingles. If chosen, participants will have the chance to take part in a…
Continue Reading
Shingles Patients Sharing Stories