My husband, Mike, and I were just 29 years old when he was diagnosed with behavioral variant Frontotemporal Dementia (FTD), a progressive neurological disorder with no known treatment or [...]

I was diagnosed with Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (MD) at the age of 24. Born, raised, and educated in Cambridge, MA, I received a bachelor’s degree in Fashion Design and [...]

“Your girls are a mystery.” Not the words a parent wants to hear from a neurologist.  Our girls, now ages 8 and 10, have never developed “typically.”  As infants [...]

In 2008, my son Michael was diagnosed with a urea cycle disorder called Argininosuccinic Aciduria (ASA) at just three days old. ASA is rare genetic disorder characterized by deficiency [...]

When I was little, my parents told me I was always hungry, and I would choke and vomit when I ate. When my parents told my doctor, the doctor told them that [...]

After suffering a heart attack at the age of 46, which was brought on primarily from years of battling high blood pressure, my new doctor revealed that the cysts [...]

I am a 65-year-old retired executive in the high-tech, telephone and consumer electronic industries. I was diagnosed with severe heart failure at the age of 38 and forced to [...]

At the age of 29, my life changed dramatically. After the birth of my second child, I was diagnosed with severe Ulcerative Colitis, known as Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). [...]

My mom was misdiagnosed for about seven years with bipolar disorder and major depression. My family and I were confused because my mom also had slurred speech, poor balance [...]

My name is Austin Leclaire and I am 21 years old, living with Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy. Since I was a kid, I was aware that I was very different from [...]