Living with rare diseases: 'If you walk into a consultant, they use Google' – The Irish Times
Gillian Stafford was showing symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa from the age of five but was not diagnosed until she was 18
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Gillian Stafford was showing symptoms of retinitis pigmentosa from the age of five but was not diagnosed until she was 18
The title of the campaign 'I Am Number 17', reflects the fact that 1 in 17 people in Ireland will be affected by a rare disease at some point in their lives
A new awareness campaign featuring 17 people with rare diseases has been launched. The ‘I am Number 17’ campaign sees people from across Ireland share
Rare diseases affect around 6% of the Irish population, figures show.
Only 13pc of people who claim to have an awareness of the term “rare disease” could correctly identify a condition, a survey has revealed.