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04/15/2026

Ashton showed extraordinary selflessness through her act of service, ultimately giving someone else a second chance at life 🤍 While we often hear about people donating kidneys to family members, the truth is that many individuals don’t have a loved one who can donate which leaves them relying on compassionate strangers like Ashton. About 12 people die every day waiting on a kidney donation. The need is great, and the selfless acts of donors do not go unrecognized.

01/28/2024

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01/13/2024

Hi my name is Adrienne but my friends and family call me Ana. I was diagnosed with Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome December of 2015 after 3 years of being dismissed and medically ignored with the symptoms I was having. I was at the brink of deep depression before my mother found a doctor that finally listened and helped me. Some of the common misconceptions that I was constantly coming across was that EDS did not happen to BIPOC or People of Color. I always wanted to find someone that I could relate to which was very hard for me. I figured that in order to who I could relate to, forced me to share my story. The good, bad and ugly. The one main thing I wish others knew about EDS, is that it is a real disease! It is not something that is just in someone’s head. From the painful dislocations to the underlying conditions that comes with the disease. We are real and deserve the best medical treatment like anyone else.
The best advice that I recommend to my fellow Zebras is to be your best advocate. You know your body and you know what you are feeling. Never allow a doctor or medical professional downplay your symptoms. I know it can be hard to speak up for yourself in fear of retaliation from the doctors but continue to speak your truth. The ways I cope with battling this painfully chronic disease is making sure I have my care box with all the things I need like ice and heat packs, medications, something cuddly and I always have to have a good book. Find some great support groups because believe it or not, they are quite helpful and stay true to yourself. Listen to your body and follow what is best for you!

02/20/2023

We asked this question on our stories, and here are some of the responses we received. Such a great reminder to practice not assuming what others’ lives are like, and to meet others with acceptance - because we truly never know what someone could be going through.

10/02/2022

"Hello, my warriors! My name is Brittany and I am currently fighting the battle with gastroparesis. My best friend is my feeding tube that literally is keep me alive and nourished. Making my feeding tube my own with my accessories helps keep my self-esteem up and keeps me fighting everyday and except my medical device. I love to hang with my two fur babies and talk to my best friend/ sister all day everyday. Being outside and by the lake front is my escape from reality and everything going on with me health wise. There may not be a cure for me right now but I will not stop fighting. My fight is worth fighting."

09/27/2022

It is truly remarkable how much friendship and connection can help in the most isolating of struggles. Tag a friend who makes you feel supported in your journey below:

09/23/2022

"Name is Tia, optimistic queen bee, I run my own business working with preschool under and children called Bumbly bees. I’m a singer but most important a warrior! I have many rare diseases which I battle regularly! I have a permanent feeding tube NJ but I never let anything stop me! I am always happy and optimistic that life will get easier and appreciate everything that I have! My best piece of advise is that the dark will always fade and there is light hidden in all places. Be present and don’t look to much to the future. See the good in what’s right In front of you! Just being your disabled doesn’t make you less sexy/beautiful then anybody who isn’t we all beautiful in our own ways! And remember you always have a choice. Your choose everyday to get up and fight remember that!"

09/15/2022

Thank you Kara for your words and insight ❤️

09/11/2022

“Hi I'm Thomas, im a 34 year old guy from Kildare ireland & I have cystic fibrosis, Diabetes & I also had a double lung transplant 9 years ago, my sister Leona was also born with cystic fibrosis, we were both diagnosed a few days after being born, Leona had emergency surgery at 2 days old & they diagnosed her then, when I was born my mother could taste salt off my cheeks when she kissed me so she knew to get me tested straight away, my mother while pregnant with leona had tuberculosis (TB) & passed it on to leona at birth, my mother was very sick with TB so both her & Leona spent months in hospital after Leona was born, my mother didn't get to hold Leona until she was 8 months old, people thought we were twins because we spent every minute together, we were always so sick…”

09/07/2022

Take what you need ❤️🎁

09/03/2022

“Hi, my name is Julia Hanson (she/her) and I am what you might call a chronic illness collector! Since 2017 (when my symptoms became unhideable/unmanageable) I have been diagnosed with Hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome, Autonomic Dysfunction, Mast Cell Activation Syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, and insomnia. Honestly, it has been an incredibly difficult journey and I know that it will continue to be challenging throughout my life. The thing that has helped me the most is something my best friend told me. She said that our lives don't need one big, grand purpose. That's too much stress to put on yourself. Your reason to keep going and fighting can simply be to watch your favorite show every week, or to spend time with a loved one, or to do the morning routine you love, or even to just research your passions. Simply living and being you, is enough."

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