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Living With Sickle Cell Disease Is a Constant Battle With Pain, According to One Woman Who Has It

Living With Sickle Cell Disease Is a Constant Battle With Pain, According to One Woman Who Has It

People always tell Danielle Jamison, 35, that she "doesn't look sick." But the genetic blood disorder she's battled since childhood makes day-to-day life a challenge.

This 26-Year-Old Posts Boudoir Photos in Her Wheelchair to Prove That Sexy Comes in All Shapes and Sizes

This Influencer Has Spinal Muscular Atrophy Type 2 and It Inspired Her to Make a Size-Inclusive Clothing Line

She's not letting her genetic disorder stop her from feeling herself.

The Growths On This Woman’s Lips Were Actually a Rare Sign That She's at Risk of Breast Cancer

The Growths On This Woman’s Lips Were Actually a Rare Sign That She's at Risk of Breast Cancer

The condition, called Cowden's syndrome, makes a woman's chances of having breast cancer shoot up to 85 percent.

This 22-Year-Old Pageant Queen Was Born With a Rare Condition that Causes Tumors to Grow All Over Her Body

This 22-Year-Old Pageant Queen Was Born With a Rare Condition That Causes Tumors to Grow All Over Her Body

She's had 10 tumor-removing surgeries throughout her life.

This Extremely Rare Condition Makes Hair Stick Straight Up From the Scalp

What is Uncombable Hair Syndrome? A Doctor Explains the Extremely Rare Condition

There have only been 100 recorded cases of the condition—ever.

'Stranger Things' Star Gaten Matarazzo Just Underwent a 4th Surgery For His Rare Bone Disorder

Gaten Matarazzo Undergoes 4th Surgery for Rare Bone Disorder, Cleidocranial Dysplasia—But What is It?

"There’s a one in a million chance that you have of getting it."

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This Powerful Video Proves That People With Down Syndrome Can Achieve Their Dreams

This Powerful Video Proves That People With Down Syndrome Can Achieve Their Dreams

Stereotypes busted.

Pfeiffer Syndrome: Behind the Rare Genetic Disorder That Killed Prince's Infant Son

Pfeiffer Syndrome: Behind the Rare Genetic Disorder That Killed Prince's Infant Son

The condition affects 1 in 100,000 babies, and it can cause skeletal deformities and respiratory problems.

What Is Treacher Collins Syndrome, the Condition Portrayed in 'Wonder'?

What Is Treacher Collins Syndrome, the Condition Portrayed in 'Wonder'?

Sudden Death Syndrome Caused This Man's Heart to Stop Twice. Here's What You Should Know

Sudden Death Syndrome Caused This Man's Heart to Stop Twice. Here's What You Should Know

This Woman's Double Big Toe—Yes, a Toe Within a Toe—Was So Painful She Needed Corrective Surgery

This Woman's Double Big Toe—Yes, a Toe Within a Toe—Was So Painful She Needed Corrective Surgery

Jameela Jamil Just Revealed She Has a Rare Disorder That Does Something Crazy Uncomfortable to Her Skin

Jameela Jamil Just Revealed She Has Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome—Here’s What to Know About the Rare Condition

Ga. Boy With Genetic Disease Needs Kidney After Dad Kills Mom, Who Planned to Donate Hers

Audra Eaker died in 2016 without fulfilling her goal to help the son, now 13, who was born with a chronic kidney disease.

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I Hid My Genetic Disorder for Years—Until Doctors Found a Golf Ball-Size Cyst in My Lung

I Hid My Genetic Disorder for Years—Until Doctors Found a Golf Ball-Size Cyst in My Lung

Story Behind Viral Photo of Mom With Cystic Fibrosis & Her Baby Is Deeply Inspiring

Story Behind Viral Photo of Mom With Cystic Fibrosis & Her Baby Is Deeply Inspiring

This Woman Reveals the Real Reason Her Skin Looks Different—and No, She's Not a Burn Victim

This Woman Reveals the Real Reason Her Skin Looks Different—and No, She's Not a Burn Victim

Why I'm Envious of My Daughter With Down Syndrome

Why I'm Envious of My Daughter With Down Syndrome

This 10-Year-Old Boy Needs Three Organ Transplants—and You Can Help

This 10-Year-Old Boy Needs Three Organ Transplants—and You Can Help

This Mom Has to Bathe Her Baby in Bleach Because He Has Such a Serious and Rare Skin Condition

What Is Harlequin Ichthyosis? Mom Bathes Her Baby in Bleach Because of This Rare Genetic Disorder

What Is Prader-Willi Syndrome? This 380-Pound Pageant Queen Has a Condition That Makes Her Hungry All the Time

What Is Prader-Willi Syndrome? This 380-Pound Pageant Queen Has a Condition That Makes Her Hungry All the Time

Why Bella Thorne Is Excited to Play a Character With a Rare Condition That Makes the Sun Deadly

Bella Thorne Is Bringing Awareness to Xeroderma Pigmentosum in 'Midnight Sun'—but What Is This Rare Condition?

These Birth Photos Capture a Mom’s Inspiring Reaction to Finding Out Her Daughter Has Down Syndrome

These Birth Photos Capture a Mom’s Inspiring Reaction to Finding Out Her Daughter Has Down Syndrome

Why Tourette's Could Help Explain Tim Howard's Ridiculous Goalkeeping Skills

Why Tourette's Could Help Explain Tim Howard's Ridiculous Goalkeeping Skills