After winning the 1998 100m butterfly in Perth, breaking a world record, winning 54 international medals, and becoming the Swimming Hall of Fame inductee in 2022, Michael Klim appeared…
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In June 2022, Andrew Mace received CPR from a neighbor, 21-year-old Alex Duncan, a med student who luckily remembered her instructions while at Cambridge University, UK. Andrew, age 44,…
Before you read on, make sure to check out Part 1 of Cristina and Isaiah's story. In Part 1, Cristina shared the diagnostic odyssey and fight for answers that led to Isaiah's…
At 33 years old, Cristina Urbina has built a beautiful life. Since she was younger, she always knew that she wanted to work with kids. She loves the laughter, the…
Make sure to check out Part 1 of the Schroeder family's story before reading further. CURED Currently, the Schroeder family is doing as well as they can to manage and to ensure…
Before you read on, make sure to check out Part 1 of this story. What is Shwachman-Diamond Syndrome (SDS)? First identified in 1964, Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) is a rare inherited condition that…
When asked about the key way that the medical field can better serve patients, Pari Schroeder doesn’t waver: multidisciplinary care. She acknowledges that the medical system can often be very…
In the first year after her daughter Nora’s Shwachman-Diamond syndrome (SDS) diagnosis, and her daughter Kayla’s subsequent diagnosis, Lisa Superina raised over $130,000 towards SDS research. She held a comedy…
Before you read on, make sure to check out Part 1 of our interview. In Part 1, Kyla discusses the two-year diagnostic odyssey that brought her to the point of her Gleich…
Written by Libby Wilson, living with metastatic breast cancer Once there was a girl who met a boy. The girl chased the boy until he agreed to be her boyfriend.…
Make sure to read Part 1 of Kandise's story. In Part 1, she discusses some of the symptoms of hereditary multiple exostoses (HME), as well as how she finally reached a diagnosis.…
At nearly 33 years old, Kyla McGaughey has overcome more challenges that many people can imagine. Her medical journey began in 2019 and it took over two years for her…
When Richard Poulin's daughter Rylae-Ann was born, it wasn't long before he and his wife began to wonder if something was wrong. They both felt confident in understanding the…
Ready to read? Before you do, make sure to check out Parts 1 and 2 of Tracy's story. In Part 1, Tracy describes the symptoms that led her to pursue a diagnosis. Part 2…
Summer Wroniecki fell in love with dancing at a young age. At just 2.5 years old, she was already taking over the dance floor at Highland Dancing; her teachers were…
Before you read on, make sure to check out Part 1 of Tracy's story. In Part 1, Tracy discusses the symptoms that led her to pursue a diagnosis and the multi-year diagnostic…
Lauren Bruccoleri and her husband Matthew weren’t initially planning on having their son Grayson. But when Lauren found out that she was pregnant, she was overjoyed. However, Lauren and Matthew…
When Kandise MacLeod was twelve years old, she began noticing various growths and tumors popping up on her bones. These sometimes caused pain or discomfort; in one case, Kandise even…
Before you read on, make sure to check out Part 1 of our interview with Christina ("Chris") Coates. In Part 1, we discussed Chris' Cavernous Malformation, surgery, and diagnostic journey to hypertrophic…
In 2018, Libby Porter welcomed her first child into the world. Her family was thrilled, especially her father John, who was so excited to have a granddaughter. But things…
Christina (“Chris”) Coates has lived a full, joyous, and fulfilling life. The Arizona native has built something beautiful: a family with two daughters, two cats, two dogs, and a loving…
This week the family of actor Bruce Willis announced that he received a diagnosis of frontotemporal dementia (FTD), a rare disease that causes behavioral changes, language, speech, and memory…
Ten years ago, Tracy Kyttle moved from New England to the DC Metro Area to pursue a career in education leadership. She loved the area’s duality: its proximity to nature…
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