{"id":14952,"date":"2023-12-03T07:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-12-03T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/?p=14952"},"modified":"2025-07-23T09:23:47","modified_gmt":"2025-07-23T13:23:47","slug":"kevin-alexander-owning-your-rare-disease-story","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/posts\/kevin-alexander-owning-your-rare-disease-story\/","title":{"rendered":"Owning Your Rare Disease Story"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\"><em>Kevin Alexander lives with&nbsp;phenylketonuria&nbsp;(PKU) and has been an advocate for PKU, newborn screening, and rare disease awareness for over a decade. He\u2019s Vice President of the Louisiana Metabolic Disorders Coalition, a volunteer for the National PKU Alliance, and a member of the International Society for Neonatal Screening. Kevin started by producing the video \u201cMy PKU Life\u201d and has since traveled around the world speaking about life with this rare disease and producing other videos about PKU. The following article was contributed to the PTC Newsroom to help spread awareness about PKU. Check out Kevin\u2019s blog, \u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/pkujournal.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PKU Journal<\/a><em>,\u201d and his podcast, \u201c<\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/pkujournal.com\/never-give-up-a-rare-disease-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Never Give Up: A Rare Disease Podcast<\/a><em>.<\/em>&#8220;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\"><em>Do you have a rare disease story to share? Contact our news team at&nbsp;<\/em><a href=\"mailto:shareyourstory@ptcbio.com\"><em><strong>shareyourstory@ptcbio.com<\/strong><\/em><\/a><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignright size-large is-resized is-style-default\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Kevin-Alexander-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Image of Kevin Alexander, standing with suitcases\" class=\"wp-image-14958\" style=\"width:273px;height:364px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Kevin-Alexander-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Kevin-Alexander-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Kevin-Alexander-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Kevin-Alexander-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Kevin-Alexander-400x533.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Kevin-Alexander-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">I\u2019m a storyteller.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">While it\u2019s been my profession for more than 20 years, it runs much deeper than that. Because, in essence, we are all storytellers. Telling stories is essential to the human experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">But since I have a rare disease, there\u2019s one story I\u2019ve been telling for as long as I can remember. It\u2019s my story of living with phenylketonuria, or PKU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">Anytime I share a meal with someone for the first time I tell a brief version of this story\u2014just enough to explain why I have a special medical diet. But for most of my life I have told just enough of this story to make it through awkward social encounters unscathed. After a while, telling this story can become monotonous. Because it will never change\u2014I have this rare disease for life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div  class=\"quote-block  color-theme--white\">\n\n\t\n\t<div class=\"quote-block__content\">\n\t\t<blockquote class=\"quote-block__text color-theme-border--white\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"quote-block__heading heading--4\">\n\t\t\t\tAnyone with PKU, or any other rare disease for that matter, knows what it feels like to feel different, to stand out, to be a bit of an outcast.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/blockquote>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">But that was when I didn\u2019t truly accept my rare disease life. I still wanted to be like others and not stand out every time I shared a meal. That began to change in 2011 when I started to tell my story in a different way. Until then, when I spoke about PKU, it was almost an apology\u2014as if there was something wrong with me and I had to defend myself. Anyone with PKU, or any other rare disease for that matter, knows what it feels like to feel different, to stand out, to be a bit of an outcast. Until 2011, I wasn\u2019t comfortable with my rare disease life. That\u2019s the year I produced a <a href=\"https:\/\/pkujournal.com\/my-pku-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">short documentary called \u201cMy PKU Life.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pkujournal.com\/my-pku-life\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"774\" height=\"464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/My-PKU-Life-video-screenshot.jpg\" alt=\"Still of My PKU Life documentary.\" class=\"wp-image-14956\" style=\"width:581px;height:348px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/My-PKU-Life-video-screenshot.jpg 774w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/My-PKU-Life-video-screenshot-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/My-PKU-Life-video-screenshot-768x460.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/My-PKU-Life-video-screenshot-400x240.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 774px) 100vw, 774px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">I began to own my story, and life changed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">I spent about a decade behind a TV camera, both as a TV photojournalist and then a corporate videographer. But I had never been on the other side of the camera. All that changed when I opened up and shared about my life with PKU.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">As invitations to speak at PKU events around the world came in, I began to accept my rare disease story. Over the years I\u2019ve been to events in Finland, Brazil, Australia, Germany, the UK, and all around the U.S. I\u2019ve produced more videos about PKU, and I\u2019ve continued to share my story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">Along the way I\u2019ve learned that as we go through different seasons in life our perception of our story changes. I\u2019m obviously not the same person I was when I was a child, a teenager, or even a young adult. But I\u2019m also not the same person I was when I first engaged in PKU advocacy after producing \u201cMy PKU Life.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">I\u2019ve been all over the world; I\u2019ve met thousands in our PKU community; and I\u2019ve seen how people navigate this rare disease life in their own way.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">There\u2019s no manual for the rare disease life. We are all figuring this out on our own. Everyone copes differently. We are scattered across the world. We come from all cultural backgrounds and beliefs. And we see the world differently. We are united in the rare disease experience and in our need for hope. That is our common story, part of our shared humanity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">As I\u2019ve traveled and observed, my perception of my story has evolved. When you tell stories for a living, you meet many, many people. You take their story, reflect on it, and make it part of your own experience. And then, once you\u2019ve done your job, you carry those people and those experiences with you forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">That\u2019s true of the countless people I encountered and stories I covered during my TV news career. And it\u2019s true of the thousands of people I\u2019ve met during my work in PKU advocacy. I carry these people and stories with me and will for the rest of my life. And it has changed me. It changed how I view life, how I value people, and how I love and serve my community. It changed my priorities\u2014my priorities in life, in my career, and in my PKU advocacy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/pkujournal.com\/never-give-up-a-rare-disease-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"742\" height=\"409\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Kevin-podcast-screenshot.jpg\" alt=\"Never Give Up: A Rare Disease Podcast image\" class=\"wp-image-14957\" style=\"width:557px;height:307px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Kevin-podcast-screenshot.jpg 742w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Kevin-podcast-screenshot-300x165.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/11\/Kevin-podcast-screenshot-400x220.jpg 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 742px) 100vw, 742px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">And so now, a decade or so into my advocacy work, I\u2019m in a different place in life. My story has evolved, along with how I tell it. These days I host a storytelling podcast. It\u2019s called <a href=\"https:\/\/pkujournal.com\/never-give-up-a-rare-disease-podcast\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Never Give Up: A Rare Disease Podcast<\/a>, and I explore life, mental health, and rare disease. I\u2019m reflecting on those aspects of rare disease life that are universal\u2014no matter which rare disease affects us. The rare disease life can be a burden, and it can be isolating. But we are not alone. Our rare diseases might be different, our daily experiences diverse, but we are united in our need for hope.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">There\u2019s a quote from the podcast that I\u2019ll share with you as it\u2019s something I\u2019ve learned along my journey:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">\u201cWhen we share our experiences with others it helps us feel like we aren&#8217;t alone. And those who hear our stories feel like they aren\u2019t alone.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">Accepting and owning your rare disease story can change your life. But when you open up and share that story with the world it can change someone else\u2019s life. 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