According to a story from the Sunderland Echo, a man from the Sunderland area, Graydon Downs, was diagnosed with glioblastoma when he was just 33 years old. At that time,…
While learning about cancer at a molecular level while being a medical student, Omar Salman from Virginia Tech Carillon School of Medicine learned much more firsthand when he was diagnosed…
According to a story from Wave Newspapers, Danielle Guinn, a woman diagnosed with cerebral palsy and epilepsy, is not letting her disability slow her down, and is currently participating in…
Cindy Rogers never gets a day off. She barely recalls a time when she slept for more than a handful of consecutive hours. This is because Cindy serves as primary…
According to a story from watoday.com.au, Reginald Whiu, aged 73, had been complaining about back pain and was diagnosed with degeneration of the spine by his doctor. This was at…
According to a story from triblive.com, Roger Ziegler has self-published a book about his family's experience with his son Noah. Noah is now a healthy 24-year-old, but there were multiple…
Two-year-old Jeremiah Nelson, born with a condition called spina bifida, has very limited mobility. However, a Michigan high school’s robotics team has decided to help the toddler get moving. Forgoing…
According to a story from the Lancashire Telegraph, Dr. John Timms, age 48, was recently diagnosed with a rare and deadly form of cancer: mesothelioma. Dr. Timms had committed much…
One of the greatest gifts of being a kid is imagination. When you're a kid, anything is possible and even the hardest times can turn into something so much better…
The disease may be daunting, but it won't stop young, determined woman Ellis Kerton. According to LincolnshireLive, Ellis learned when she was 19-years-old that she was positive for Huntington's disease.…
Michael Mullan was only a baby when he was diagnosed with cancer for the first time-- specifically neuroblastoma, a childhood cancer which had a low survival rate. Since then, he…
According to a story from Mirror Online, 38-year-old Laura Cartner had been complaining of severe headaches and seemed to be losing some of her coordination. She also had a past…
Sisters Nicole and Jessica Rich, both diagnosed with Batten disease, will finally be able to receive treatment at Great Ormond Street Hospital in London. Nicole, who is six years old,…
According to a story from Business Wire, there was a time when having to use a mechanical ventilator in order to breathe meant being confined at the hospital in an…
According to a story from cbc.ca, Lilia Zaharieva, a woman from British Columbia with cystic fibrosis, was recently given long term access to a treatment that is currently saving her…
You wouldn't know by looking at 5-year-old Grayson Ledbetter that he only had a few years of life left to live. According to The Washington Post, Grayson battles the rare,…
Erin Gard and her mother, Joanne Guthrie-Gard, already spent many years of their lives searching for an effective epilepsy medication for Erin. However, once they found it, they lost access…
According to the New York Post, 16-year-old Brandon Marshall from the UK stands tall at a whopping 7' 4", possibly making him the tallest teen currently in the world. His…
When Mac Grieb was just a one-year-old he already had two open heart surgeries and doctors said that he would need another in his teenage years, reports The Inquirer. Last…
According to a story from People, parents Lester and Noreen Jessop from Utah recently discovered that all three of their children have a rare, life-threatening disease called pantothenate kinase-associated neurodegeneration. Their firstborn…
According to a story from aninews.in, mother Shashi Mishra and her daughter Anamika Mishra have staged a hunger strike in a desperate move to receive treatment for their muscular dystrophy.…
According to a story from the Herald Sun, Matilda Mahon, an eighteen month old girl from Australia, will need to travel to the United States in order to receive treatment…
26-year-old Rebecca Smith's pregnancy was going as smooth as can be until she was 8-months pregnant, reported Hertfordshire Mercury. Rebecca discovered a lump on her neck and went in for…
Losing a child has to be one of the most heart-wrenching experiences a family can encounter, yet losing a child when it could have been prevented is even more devastating.…
According to BelfastLive, Darren and Danielle Gibson, the parents of little six-year-old Sophia battling Dravet syndrome, traveled out of the country in search of the care she needs. For the…
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