28-year-old Melissa Loewen has always enjoyed helping others. It was this spirit of community that led her to a nursing role in the BC Women’s Hospital's NICU. But a few…
What Exactly is Mast Cell Disease According to The Mastocytosis Society (TMS), there are three forms of mast cell disease. All involve the malfunction or over-development of mast cells in…
This is part 2 of Leah's story, click here to read part 1 Leah listened as the doctor explained that her body couldn’t continue to be overexposed in addition to…
As Leah approached her late twenties she was, in her own words, a “tank.” She kept up with her ex-Marine husband’s work outs and ran every day. She was the…
Hannah Evans, a 27-year-old woman from South Wales with several rare diseases, has reached her £37,500 fundraising goal that will support her trip to America to access an experimental and…
It all started with extreme allergic reactions around her mouth when eating certain fruits, then overtime she grew to become allergic to just about everything, even her own tears and…
I know you’re fighting hard//I see your battle scars It’s clear you’ve come so far//You’ll grow stronger Alone, these words may feel like just expressions of encouragement; a…
For Johanna Watkins, a woman from Minnesota, life can be like walking through a minefield. Ms. Watkins had mast cell activation syndrome. As a result, exposure to everyday experiences such…
If you passed me as a stranger on the street, you would never guess that there was a point in time that I road tripped around the U.S. and picked…
Food allergies are nothing new. For two decades, the portion of children with a peanut allergy has essentially tripled. Eggs. Soy. Wheat. Fish. Onions... They’re all common food allergies. Besides…
I felt the cold sweat racing down my back. I felt like I was drowning, but there was no water around. By this point in my life, I had experienced…
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