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Catherine
Those who know me will remember a very normal girl growing up, who like many others was not very good at sport, pretty slow at running and maybe a little clumsy.
I have always been a very active person in general and in my 20s and very early 30s would go out dancing all night with friends. I fell pregnant in 2004 and very slowly things began to change.
Tarryn
Diagnosis or not, Pompe has had a large impact on my life over the years. It’s not only just the big things but the small things!
Leanne
I realised that I had had an accident which had camouflaged the real cause of my body’s deterioration.
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Newborn screening and early treatment is vital to ensure that Pompe patients get the best chance for life.
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