Katherine’s Story
My name is Ruth Ortiz. I am a mother of Dominican origin and I want to tell you a little bit about my beloved daughter, Katherine Maciel Ortiz. She suffers from a terrible disease called Xeroderma...
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Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a...
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Even the all-powerful Pointing has no control far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a...
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Xeroderma pigmentosum is inherited in an autosomal recessive pattern. All individuals inherit two copies of each gene. Autosomal means the gene is found on one of the numbered chromosomes found in...
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Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a...
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My name is Silvia Orias. I am Joselin Orias’ sister. She is the youngest of my three sisters who I love with all my heart! We are from the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia. Joselin is 27 years...
View ArticleThe Story of Vivian, Jesus Alberto and Jesus Adrian
M y name is Vivian Lorena Lopez. My husband is Jesus Alberto Lopez. We are the parents of a beautiful child, Jesus Adrian Lopez. We are from Cartagena, Colombia. When our son was born, the doctors...
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My name is Jimena Mina. I am originally from Colombia. I spent the first 13 years of my life living in San Antonio Rio Yurumangu, Colombia, a rural area of the Buenaventura district near the Pacific...
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My name is Charina Marte. I live in La Romana, Dominican Republic. I was diagnosed with the rare skin disease of Xeroderma Pigmentosum when I was six months of age. I am 21 years old and living my...
View ArticleThe Story of Fernando
Fernando Javier Núñez Baltazar was 8 years old when his mother found us. Fernando has developed small tumors and his vision has deteriorated due to Xeroderma Pigmentosum. He was only a year old when...
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