My name is Annemarie and I created Gaucher’s Chat. I have type 1 Gaucher’s Disease. I’m a web developer and World of Warcraft player. I was diagnosed with Gaucher’s Disease when I was about 6 or 7 years old. I have been on enz...
My Story… I started my journey as a Gaucher Type 1 patient at the age of 4. Being diagnosed at this age, I was also in the first group that received the medication in South Africa. With the help of Dr Rene Heitner, I was very fortunate to meet...
I was diagnosed when I was 21 going from hospital to hospital.At the age of 10 I had a big pain on my knee spend a month in hospital and was diagnosed with bone fracture.After this I was monitored for years without a diagnosis for my disease.After my...
Diagnosed at the age of 10 after a routine blood test. Tested because my brother was diagnosed after a period of not being able to walk and being hospitalised (age 7).
Both initially diagnosed with Leukaemia and my parents were told we only h...
I am a baby. My mom is writing this for me. Before I was born, my parents learned they are both carriers and I would be affected with Type 1. When I was born, it was confirmed. So far, I do not have any symptoms. I follow a Facebook group to learn wh...
4 people with Gaucher Disease have taken the SF36 survey. Mean of Gaucher Disease is 2530 points (70 %). Total score ranges from 0 to 3,600 being 0 the worst and 3,600 the best. Take the SF36 Survey