A Rare Normal

  Lessons learned, pain shared and magic found while living my rare disease version of normal.

A Rare Roller Coaster Ride
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A Rare Roller Coaster Ride

On every rollercoaster I have ridden on as a rare disease patient there are lots of highs and lots of lows. The rides down are fast and so quickly progress is taken away... and the road back up feels endless. But trusting that at some point, the ride will end, is what gets you through your hardest moments.

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Flying Solo
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Flying Solo

We are right at our 3 week point. Crazy how life changes in an instant. Knock on wood we’ve remained healthy so hopefully our efforts are paying off.

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Our Shared Hope
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Our Shared Hope

Of course, the thought of being on lockdown for two months or longer is hard to truly digest.  Many times this week I have been reminded of other times in our life in the last decade…

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The World Is Crashing Down
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The World Is Crashing Down

I get asked a lot right now about how I am doing given the corona virus. Most people know me and my son live with chronic rare diseases - diseases that are complicated enough without adding a corona virus to the mix.

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