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Why shared rare diseases don't guarantee understanding between family members

My teenage daughter has the same rare genetic condition I do but her symptoms are much worse and I can't decide if my experience helps me understand her struggle or completely blinds me to it.

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More people experience this than they realize.

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The assumption that identical diagnoses create identical experiences can obscure the unique ways each person encounters and adapts to the same condition.

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