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Fabry Awareness Month 2025: Week One
A Decade in Review: Advancements in Fabry Disease Treatments
Another year has flown by and Fabry Awareness Month has arrived.
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Rare Employment: Part Two
In part one of this blog, I outlined some of the key issues affecting individuals with a rare condition and employment. I also outlined some
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Rare Employment: Part One
Rare disease could touch any one of us, or a member of our family, at any point in time. It’s in our own interests to do something positive
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Fabry Awareness Month 2024 Draws to a Close
Fabry Awareness Month 2024
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It's Here! Fabry Awareness Month 2023
April is Fabry Awareness Month. The purpose of the month is multi-faceted:
it helps to raise awareness of the disease amongst the ...
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Could it be Fabry? A plea from the Heart
Fabry Disease can affect the heart and there are specific cardiac issues that are red flags if you know what to look for. Upon...
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Look into my eyes and ask, ‘Could it be Fabry?’
Introduction Fabry Disease is classed as a rare disease, with currently about 1:40,000 people diagnosed with the condition. I believe...
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Fabry Awareness Month
April is Fabry Awareness Month – an opportunity to focus on Fabry Disease and how it affects individuals and families across the globe....
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Could it Be Fabry?
Could it be Fabry? It took years for my symptoms to be finally recognised as Fabry Disease. By this time my
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The Covid-19 Vaccine – To Have or Have Not?
The Covid-19 Vaccine - To Have or Have Not? Well this has certainly caused a lot of discussion in my family. We are all
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Mental Health and Fabry Disease
Mental Health Awareness Week was even more important this year because of Covid-19 and the impact of the lockdown. It got
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Fabry Specialist Nurse Update
As per my last post, I was due an appointment with a Specialist Nurse from the Salford Royal Metabolic Team. This took
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Reflections on the Lockdown to date.
It’s been an interesting few weeks in #lockdown. I had my shielding letter on the first day of issue and it came as no surprise. Twelve
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Wading through treacle
Unfortunately, despite the emotional stresses being reduced I continue to suffer from angina, depression and anxiety. Medication has definit
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The Beginning
I was diagnosed with #Fabry Disease at the end of 2015 after being quite ill for almost two years. Although I did have some indications of
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