A series called ‘Gonads’ by RadioLab is looking into human reproduction. Their second episode, which is the source used for this article, can be found here. It explores the story of Greg…
Meet Ruby, a beautiful 3 year old who was diagnosed with hypomyelination with atrophy of basal ganglia and cerebellum, or H-ABC, shortly after her birth. H-ABC is a type of leukodystrophy…
According to a story from Pulmonary Hypertension News, It has been three years since Miloš Lazić had is first encounter with pulmonary arterial hypertension. As an active member of Serbia's…
This is the first installment of a three part dysautonomia story. “Every woman has a moment in life that changes everything. What’s that moment for you?” I read this question…
According to a story from the Sydney Morning Herald, Hayley Wyatt appeared to be calling for her mother in her final moments, but there was nothing anyone in her family…
According to a story from MIT Technology Review, it was 2011 when Sonia Vallabh received the results of a genetic test that showed that she had the genetic mutation responsible…
Ailani Banuelos is a 12-year-old with a dream. She not only wants to see the ocean but paddle in it. Living in Chicago made the dream fairly difficult. There simply…
Ashley Wibberly’s son Levi was born in September of 2013 and lived for just 20 months with Krabbe disease. Ashley couldn’t have seen it coming. Now, however, a new test…
According to a story from the Sydney Morning Herald, Maxwell Hayes thought that is cancer was gone after an eight year period of remission. Then, his mantle cell lymphoma returned.…
Denise Albert is a busy woman. She founded The MOMs media company. She enjoys music, concerts, and time with her boyfriend. She is also a happily divorced mom of two…
Kruz and his sister Paizlee are the only known siblings diagnosed with the ultra-rare condition Schimke Immuno-Osseous Dysplasia. Their parents, Jessica and Kyle, are doing everything they can to raise…
I am a patient who has ITP and attended the PDSA conference this year in Cleveland, Ohio. I learned so many new things from other attendees and from the outstanding…
Aidan Maddocks, 14, from Pietermaritzburg, was diagnosed with Biliary Atresia at birth, a childhood liver disease that only affects 1 in 10,000–15,000 live births. He was given a life expectancy…
According to a story from ABC News, Alexia Baier was four years old when she came down with strep throat, an infection caused by group A streptococcus bacteria. It is a…
According to a story from the Los Angeles Daily News, for children with debilitating rare illnesses like cerebral palsy, epilepsy, or muscular dystrophy, it can often take a long time…
A married couple from Grimsby in England are planning to undergo kidney transplant surgery. Paula will donate her kidney to her husband Kevin, who has polycystic kidney disease. The original…
Having a child was an exciting moment for the Blackwood family. Their son, Sam, is now nine years old. It was around his first birthday, however, that they started to…
Jaiden, a twelve-year-old boy, has been diagnosed with stiff skin syndrome, a rare disease that causes his skin to harden. His family has been sharing their experiences with the condition.…
According to a story from image.ie, the Italian journalist Veruska Anconitano first began to experience symptoms of myasthenia gravis when she was a child. She recalls bouts of weakness affecting…
Pain is one of the most intrusive things we can experience because it impacts nearly every aspect of our lives, especially if it is chronic. As Bonnie Prudden said, “Pain,…
Asher Camp is five years old. His parents, Amanda and Jeremy, had two daughters before Asher. That’s why when Asher progressed differently, they knew to be concerned. After quick action,…
Chronic pain has a sinister way of impacting practically every aspect of our lives. One major area is our social life. Since chronic pain is often misunderstood by others and…
People Magazine published an article about 20-year-old Kara Dunn who suddenly became paralyzed during a vacation to Spain, due to a rare disease she didn't know she had. Guillain-Barré Syndrome…
The National Health Service (NHS) England is facing criticism following their decision not to fund the drug everolimus as a treatment for tuberous sclerosis complex associated refractory epilepsy. In comparison,…
At 16 years old, I was told I would need a liver transplant within ten years. Being told at any age that you will eventually need a liver transplant is…
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