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I am Mias, and I have GAMT deficiency
Today on day 18 of our rare disease awareness initiative, we have another birthday. HAPPY 3rd Birthday Mias!! Mias's mum Carien,...
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Feb 18, 20241 min read
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Young Ambassadors for Rare Diseases
On day 17 of our rare disease initiative, I will not be writing a personal story, but some insight into the young voices of the...
heathermason
Feb 17, 20241 min read
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Aplastic Anaemia
Day 16 of our rare disease awareness initiative. We share the story of Allison's father, who had Aplastic Anaemia. Accurate information...
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Feb 16, 20241 min read
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International Angelman Day
Today, as we are half way through our rare disease awareness initiative, a little reminder of why we are doing this. The build up to Rare...
heathermason
Feb 15, 20241 min read
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I am David, and I have Hunter Syndrome
On the 14th day of our rare disease initiative, I have the privilege to present David, who, at 36 years of age, is the oldest person...
heathermason
Feb 14, 20241 min read
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This is John's story of Spindle Cell Sarcoma
This photo by unknown author is licensed under CC-BY-NC-ND Today, on day 13 of our rare disease initiative, I wanted to share John's...
heathermason
Feb 13, 20241 min read
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Syndromes Without a Name (SWAN)
On day 12 of our rare disease initiative, I have made a change to the format, to cover something that I feel completely necessary to...
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Feb 12, 20241 min read
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I am Caoimhe, I have CAMK2.
Today is day 11 of our rare disease initiative, and I had the absolute privilege of talking to Nev, the father of Caoimhe, who has CAMK2....
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Feb 11, 20241 min read
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I am Elisia, I have 5q14.3 (MEF2C) deletion.
Today is day 10 of our rare disease initiative. Today, Elisia's mum, Claire shares their journey of another ultra-rare condition, that...
heathermason
Feb 10, 20241 min read
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I am Landry, I have CHAMP1 disorder.
We have reached day 9 of our rare disease initiative. Today, Landry's mum, Lindsay, shares their journey of being diagnosed and living...
heathermason
Feb 9, 20241 min read
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We are Omar and Adam. We have X-Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD)
Today is day 8 of our rare disease awareness initiative. I was contacted by Riham, who wanted to share her story of her two boys, Omar...
heathermason
Feb 8, 20241 min read
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I am Sadie Rae, I have Sanfilippo Syndrome.
We are already one week into our rare disease awareness initiative! Today, we are sharing Sadie Rae's story. This heart-breaking story is...
heathermason
Feb 7, 20241 min read
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I am Claire, and I have Fabry Disease
On Day 6 of rare disease awareness, we are sharing Claire's story. Claire's diagnosis story is a protracted and frightening one, partly...
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Feb 6, 20241 min read
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I am Benjamin, and I have Pitt-Hopkins Syndrome
On Day 5 of rare disease awareness we are sharing Benjamin's story. Benjamin lives in the UK with his twin sister, elder sister and his...
heathermason
Feb 5, 20241 min read
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I am Evana, and I have Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome.
Day 4 of the rare disease awareness initiative, I would like to introduce you to Evana. who lives in South Korea and has Ehlers-Danlos...
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Feb 4, 20241 min read
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I am Mabel, and I have Williams Syndrome
On day 3 of the rare disease awareness initiative, I would like to introduce you to Mabel. Now, Mabel and I go way back. She was at...
heathermason
Feb 3, 20247 min read
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We are Amelia and Ollie
Amelia and Ollie are brother and sister, living with their family in the UK. They both have a neurodegenerative disorder called Batten...
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Feb 2, 20241 min read
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von Willebrand Awareness Day
Today is the first day in my initiative to raise awareness for Rare Disease Day, coming up on the 29th February. I will post something...
heathermason
Feb 1, 20243 min read
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REGENXBIO halts CLN2 gene therapies
The Batten Disease community are heartbroken to learn that the biotech company REGENXBIO have decided to stop further enrollment and...
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Nov 10, 20231 min read
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Williams Syndrome
Williams Syndrome. I had never heard of this until my son was at nursery with a little girl called Mabel who has the condition. I...
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Nov 7, 20231 min read
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