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NEW FRIENDS THANK YOU

mandyblue
  • By mandyblue · Posted January 4, 2009
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  • Being new to these groups, I want to thank everyone of you who accepted being my friend. I want to talk to each and everyone one of you. It may take me a couple of days as I am freshly out of the hospital ...

Our 13 year old girl passed away from a cardiac event

tdhssp
  • By tdhssp · Posted January 1, 2009
  • 2 recommendations
  • Our little girl passed away in December 2006 from a cardiac event at the age of 13 years. Samantha had a rare chromosome disorder and a bicuspid aortic valve, however, no other similarly diagnosed persons ...

Tetrasomy 18p: "Samantha's Syndrome"

tdhssp
  • By tdhssp · Posted November 28, 2008
  • 2 recommendations
  • In loving dedication to our beautiful ^j^ daughter, Samantha, a place for persons with all disabilities to gather and learn from each other: Rare chromosome issues such as Tetrasomy 18p, Autism and more ...

AMAZING!!

Nina372
  • By Nina372 · Posted November 7, 2008
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  • Scott Rigsby is an amazing person that did not let something that destroyed his body destroy his life. Scott has an amazing testimony that’s why I felt I should post this video so that you too would be ...

Jake

shan789
  • By shan789 · Posted November 7, 2008
  • 2 recommendations
  • So we ended up at the ER last night, with a very clogged NG tube. The dr. had a nurse try to unclog it, but it wouldn't budge. So they ended up putting in a new one. This one is a little bigger, and last ...

I hope my storie inspires you. please post your storie.

Nina372
  • By Nina372 · Posted October 28, 2008
  • 2 recommendations
  • Four years ago I became extremely ill and paralyzed from the waist down. My left arm and hand were also immobile. At the time I was very worried about my future because the night I became ill I was doing ...

Gastroparesis after Nissen Fundoplication.

ajonesy
  • By ajonesy · Posted April 16, 2008
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  • Has this happened to anyone? Help ...

How I'm doing

johnbudarz
  • By johnbudarz · Posted March 15, 2008
  • 2 recommendations
  • I haven't been myself lately. My wife says my personality has changed since my illness. I've lost my temper a few times. That's just not me. My mind races. My ears ring. I find it difficult to concentrate ...

Arachnoid cysts and Arnold Chiari syndrome

Stefanija
  • By Stefanija · Posted November 17, 2009
  • 1 recommendation
  • My two year old son was just diagnosed last week with both of these. I am looking to meet others who has these or has a child who has these. I would like to find out more information and possibly hope ...

COURAGE

tmichaelroche
  • By tmichaelroche · Posted November 17, 2009
  • 1 recommendation
  • Courage is a special kind of knowledge; the knowledge of how to fear what ought to be feared, and how not to fear what ought not be feared. From this knowledge comes an inner strength that subconsciously ...

ICD, LQT, low potassium

edmar
  • By edmar · Posted November 3, 2009
  • 1 recommendation
  • I'm a SCA survivor, and i'm lucky to be alive again. I fainted, April 23, 2009, the reason i was rushed to the hospital. I was admitted for 12 days, and after a series of tests and investigation, my doctor ...

Amazing what a nap can do!

spiritlove
  • By spiritlove · Posted September 15, 2009
  • 1 recommendation
  • Slept 2 hours and feel a bit better. Finally did my 7:00 am exercises at 3:30 pm. Cheated a bit, just the laying down ones! Did hike down and got the mail. Will try again after supper, maybe I'll be able ...

Living with RSD

tmichaelroche
  • By tmichaelroche · Posted September 13, 2009
  • 1 recommendation
  • RSD? What does it mean? It causes so much pain I would like to scream. You wake in the morning and all the day thru. It’s constant, constant pain and nothing you can do. In later stages…they say there ...

problems again!

afields90
  • By afields90 · Posted September 13, 2009
  • 1 recommendation
  • Dylan was doing so well, we had to homebound him from school in March due to he got so ill he missed a whole month of school. For six months he only had one episode. He is now a freshman in high school ...

TODAY

SistaMoon
  • By SistaMoon · Posted September 9, 2009
  • 1 recommendation
  • Today I choose to allow God to lead me. Today I choose to be Happy. Today I choose to be Thankful. Today I choose to Love and be Loved. Today I choose NOT to be influenced by the hate of this world. Today ...

Primary Peritoneal Cancer

JAC7
  • By JAC7 · Posted August 9, 2009
  • 1 recommendation
  • Hi: My name is Jen and my mother had primary peritoneal cancer. I want to offer my support and spread the word that there is a non-profit foundation now and a google group for those who have PPC or family ...

Vitamin D Difficency

OneD
  • By OneD · Posted June 17, 2009
  • 1 recommendation
  • Month or so ago, lab results showed Vitamin D difficency (common thing). Because of autoimmune problems Dr suggest I take one large dosage weekly till I see him again. First dose went fine, since then ...

medical insurance help

kimikiwi1987
  • By kimikiwi1987 · Posted June 15, 2009
  • 1 recommendation
  • okay im 21 and im on welfare for my medical and if i work and make over 200 dollars a month they will take me off of my medical. so is there any medical insurance out there that doesnt cost an arm and ...

Polymyositis

OneD
  • By OneD · Posted June 8, 2009
  • 1 recommendation
  • Anyone out there been diagnoised with Polymyositis with or without connective tissue disorder? How about Dermatomyositis or Inclusion body Myositis? I was diagnosed Feb 2008 after EMG and a muscle biopsy ...

We Need CPM Awareness - 60 Year's Hidden, Help Us...

WhataBreeze
  • By WhataBreeze · Posted June 7, 2009
  • 1 recommendation
  • Central Pontine Myelinolysis: If blessed to live through the initial issues, please don't give up on us. For me personally, starting February 2002 my life continues to go through daily series of changes ...

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