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Life-saving drug now available to Australian infants living with HT-1 – June 30, 2016
Australian infants and children living with a rare, inherited genetic disease known as Hereditary Tyrosinaemia Type 1 (HT-1) are now eligible to receive the life-saving treatment, Orfadin (insert chemical compound) under the Life Savings Drug Program (LSDP). In newborns living with the rare, genetic metabolic disorder, the baby lacks the ability to break down the…
Read MoreHelen, 66 Church co-ordinator, retired teacher & active mother living with brittle bones, SYDNEY
When celebrating her 50th birthday, Helen, 66, Sydney, underwent a bone mineral density test. Given her strong family history of osteoporosis – Helen’s two sisters have been diagnosed with the disease – she was determined to take every precaution possible to protect against the debilitating bone disease. Fortunately for Helen, this initial test identified no…
Read MoreFiona, 36 Active wife & mother-to-five boys who fractured four vertebrae while hiking in New Zealand, ADELAIDE
Mother-to-five boys, Fiona, 36, Adelaide, fractured four vertebrae from a fall while hiking in New Zealand on February 1, 2016 – a day after her wedding. As a result of her severe spinal injury, doctors arranged for Fiona to undergo a bone mineral density scan, which led to a subsequent diagnosis of osteoporosis. Notably, Fiona…
Read MoreLyndal, 44: Mother-to-three & accountant recovering from breast cancer, PERTH
In 2015, happily married mother-to-three and accountant, Lyndal, 44, Perth, was diagnosed with stage II breast cancer. Two-and-a-half years prior to her diagnosis, Lyndal discovered a lump in her breast. After undergoing an immediate mammogram and an ultrasound performed at a breast clinic, she was assured there was no cause for alarm. So Lyndal continued…
Read MoreBelinda, 40: Forensic scientist, keen cyclist & CIA trial patient recovering from breast cancer, PERTH
The life of happily married forensic scientist and avid cyclist, Belinda, 40, Perth was turned upside down when she received a diagnosis of stage two breast cancer on October 13, 2015. The self-described “stoic, upbeat, positive person” initially noticed a distortion of her left breast in September, 2015 while rehabilitating from a shoulder injury. She…
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