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Audrey’s Story: Life With Niemann-Pick Disease Type C
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Audrey’s Story: Life With Niemann-Pick Disease Type C

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:April 12, 2021
  • Post category:Niemann-Pick Disease/Niemann-Pick Type C Disease

Three people in the state of Indiana live with Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC), and Audrey Mischler is one of them according to WTHI-TV 10. She was diagnosed very recently,…

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What Challenges do Rare Disease Patients Face in India?
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What Challenges do Rare Disease Patients Face in India?

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:March 26, 2021
  • Post category:Rare Disease

MSN News recently interviewed Dr. Laxmikant Palo, with the conversation focusing on the situations of people living with rare diseases in India and how to improve them. According to Dr.…

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Raising Awareness to Address The Needs of Pemphigus Patients
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Raising Awareness to Address The Needs of Pemphigus Patients

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:March 24, 2021
  • Post category:Pemphigus and pemphigoid

Back in October, the International Pemphigus & Pemphigoid Foundation (IPPF) took another step in their plan to learn from and work with patients to increase awareness for pemphigus. They held…

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March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month
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March is Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month

  • Post author:James Moore
  • Post published:March 12, 2021
  • Post category:Cerebral Palsy/Cerebral palsy, spastic diplegic

The month of March is recognized as Cerebral Palsy Awareness Month, a time that is dedicated to spreading awareness among the general public and the medical community about cerebral palsy,…

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Julia’s Wings Foundation: Raising Awareness for Aplastic Anemia

Julia’s Wings Foundation: Raising Awareness for Aplastic Anemia

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:March 2, 2021
  • Post category:Aplastic anemia

Julia's Wings Foundation is gearing up for the Operation Wear Red Campaign in an effort to raise awareness for the rare blood disorder aplastic anemia. From the first of March…

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Learn About Cold Agglutinin Disease and How to Advocate for Patients
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Learn About Cold Agglutinin Disease and How to Advocate for Patients

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:February 16, 2021
  • Post category:Cold Agglutinin Disease

Learning about rare diseases is one of the first steps towards advocacy. If you or a loved one are affected by cold agglutinin disease (CAD), you may want to get…

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Daughter Raises Money for PSP After Father’s Diagnosis

Daughter Raises Money for PSP After Father’s Diagnosis

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:February 10, 2021
  • Post category:Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Elloise Charles has set out on a mission to raise awareness and money for progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP) after her father was diagnosed. His journey to diagnosis was similar to…

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Help the aHUS Alliance Raise Awareness on Rare Disease Day
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Help the aHUS Alliance Raise Awareness on Rare Disease Day

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:February 9, 2021
  • Post category:Atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome

The aHUS Alliance has taken on a new project to raise awareness for atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS) and the needs of the patient community, according to aHUS News. The…

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Acceptance by Peers Can Be Difficult With Cystic Acne

Acceptance by Peers Can Be Difficult With Cystic Acne

  • Post author:Rose Duesterwald
  • Post published:February 5, 2021
  • Post category:Rare Disease

Tara Johnston, a resident of London, England is now twenty years old but still coping with severe acne. Tara interviewed with MyLondon in an effort to raise awareness and share…

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Boy with Alport Syndrome Wins Award for his Rare Disease Advocacy
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Boy with Alport Syndrome Wins Award for his Rare Disease Advocacy

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:January 13, 2021
  • Post category:Alport syndrome

Grant Bonebrake was diagnosed with Alport syndrome at age 12. Since then, he has gone on to advocate for not only Alport syndrome patients, but the rare disease community as…

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New Website Pushes for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness

New Website Pushes for Pancreatic Cancer Awareness

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:November 11, 2020
  • Post category:Pancreatic Cancer/Rare Disease

Pancreatic cancer is a rare but severe cancer, and it is often difficult to diagnose until it has advanced. When you combine this with a lack of knowledge and awareness…

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October is Dysautonomia Awareness Month: Spreading Rare Disease Awareness
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October is Dysautonomia Awareness Month: Spreading Rare Disease Awareness

  • Post author:James Moore
  • Post published:October 6, 2020
  • Post category:Dysautonomia

Since 2012, the nonprofit organization Dysautonomia International has organized Dysautonomia Awareness Month. With the goal of spreading awareness of the condition in the medical community and among the general population,…

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How to Participate in Rett Syndrome Awareness Month
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How to Participate in Rett Syndrome Awareness Month

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:October 6, 2020
  • Post category:Rett Syndrome

October is Rett Syndrome Awareness Month, and even though the pandemic has changed the way that we celebrate it, there are plenty of ways to get involved! Rettsyndrome.org has organized…

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What You Can Do For CMT Awareness Month
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What You Can Do For CMT Awareness Month

  • Post author:Kendall Mason
  • Post published:September 7, 2020
  • Post category:Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease/Rare Disease

This month is Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) Awareness Month. Due to COVID-19, there cannot be any of the typical events, but that doesn't mean there's nothing you can do. From a virtual…

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What to Do and Where to Go: Observing Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day
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What to Do and Where to Go: Observing Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:January 15, 2020
  • Post category:Moebius Syndrome/Rare Disease

January 24th is Moebius Syndrome Awareness Day! Let's take a deeper dive into what Moebius Syndrome is and what we can do to push awareness on this day (and all…

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October is Gaucher Disease Awareness Month!

October is Gaucher Disease Awareness Month!

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:October 1, 2019
  • Post category:Gaucher Disease

October is Gaucher Disease Awareness Month! The National Gaucher Foundation (NGF) has some wonderful resources that can come in handy for the Gaucher patient community. Let's take a look below!…

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Spread the Word about International Ataxia Awareness Day

Spread the Word about International Ataxia Awareness Day

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:September 24, 2019
  • Post category:Ataxia-telangiectasia/Rare Disease

September 25th is International Ataxia Awareness Day! The National Ataxia Foundation (NAF) has great resources to help spread the word and show our solidarity for the Ataxia patient community; on…

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September 24th is Familial Hypercholesterolemia Awareness Day!

September 24th is Familial Hypercholesterolemia Awareness Day!

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:September 24, 2019
  • Post category:Familial Hypercholesterolemia

September 24th is Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) Awareness Day! Let's take a closer look at FH, and how we can help make this day productive for the FH -- and rare…

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Celebrate Gastroschisis Awareness Month with Avery’s Angels Foundation

Celebrate Gastroschisis Awareness Month with Avery’s Angels Foundation

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:July 15, 2019
  • Post category:Gastroschisis/Rare Disease

July is Gastroschisis Awareness Month! Thanks to the great work of the Avery's Angels Gastroschisis Foundation, there are a number of ways and resources to make the most out of…

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Let’s Talk Myasthenia Gravis During Awarness Month

Let’s Talk Myasthenia Gravis During Awarness Month

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:May 27, 2019
  • Post category:Myasthenia Gravis/Rare Disease

June is myasthenia gravis awareness month! Myasthenia gravis (MG) is characterized by weakness and rapid fatigue of any of the muscles under voluntary control. It's caused by a breakdown in…

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Let’s Make Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month Work for Us!
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Let’s Make Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Month Work for Us!

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:May 20, 2019
  • Post category:Cystic Fibrosis

May is Cystic Fibrosis (CF) awareness month! CF is one of the more devastating rare diseases in the community, often affecting children and young people. So let's be extra mindful…

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Making the Most out of Myositis Awareness Month!

Making the Most out of Myositis Awareness Month!

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:May 16, 2019
  • Post category:Myositis

May is Myositis Awareness Month! Myositis is the inflammation or swelling of the muscles. There are two primary kinds of myositis: Polymyositis, which causes muscle weakness, usually in the muscles closest…

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Walk the Walk During HAE Awareness Day
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Walk the Walk During HAE Awareness Day

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:May 16, 2019
  • Post category:Hereditary Angiodema

Thursday May 16th is HAE Day, when we observes the hopes, struggles, and resilience of the Hereditary Angioedema (HAE) patient community! What is HAE? “Angio” means pertaining to blood vessels, and…

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Join the Cystinosis Community at the 2019 Family Conference!

Join the Cystinosis Community at the 2019 Family Conference!

  • Post author:Jean Martell
  • Post published:May 15, 2019
  • Post category:Cystinosis

May is Cystinosis Awareness Month! During the month (and all year long!) we strive to bring together the cystinosis patient community and their families -- and the Cystinosis Research Network's…

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4 Facts You Need to Know About Cystic Fibrosis

4 Facts You Need to Know About Cystic Fibrosis

  • Post author:Patient Worthy Contributor
  • Post published:December 24, 2018
  • Post category:Cystic Fibrosis/Rare Disease

When my family friend's new girlfriend came to meet us, she made the best impression with her positive attitude and general ease in interacting with a large (and probably overwhelming)…

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