{"id":16184,"date":"2024-09-04T09:51:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-04T13:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/?page_id=16184"},"modified":"2025-02-24T15:09:17","modified_gmt":"2025-02-24T20:09:17","slug":"rare-journeys","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/rare-journeys\/","title":{"rendered":"Rare Journeys"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"hero-header__outer-container\">\n\n\t<div class=\"hero hero--full color-theme--red-gradient hero--no-image hero--normal-spacing hero--bg hero--empty\">\n\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"8000\" height=\"2500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Brittany-600.png\" class=\"hero__bg-img\" alt=\"Brittany - Rare Journeys\" sizes=\"auto, 150vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Brittany-600.png 8000w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Brittany-600-300x94.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Brittany-600-1024x320.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Brittany-600-768x240.png 768w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Brittany-600-1536x480.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Brittany-600-2048x640.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/01\/Brittany-600-400x125.png 400w\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"sr-only\">Rare Journeys<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<div class=\"hero__breadcrumbs\"><nav\n\tclass=\"breadcrumbs breadcrumbs--shallow\"\n\taria-label=\"Breadcrumb\"\n>\n\t<ol class=\"breadcrumbs__list\" itemscope itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/BreadcrumbList\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"breadcrumbs__crumb breadcrumbs__crumb--light\" itemscope itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"breadcrumbs__link breadcrumbs__link--home breadcrumbs__link--light\" itemprop=\"item\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"sr-only\" itemprop=\"name\">Homepage<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"1\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"breadcrumbs__crumb breadcrumbs__crumb--light\" itemscope itemprop=\"itemListElement\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ListItem\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tclass=\"breadcrumbs__current\" itemprop=\"item\"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\taria-current=\"page\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span itemprop=\"name\">Rare Journeys<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<meta itemprop=\"position\" content=\"2\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ol>\n<\/nav>\n<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"core-block core-paragraph\">In the Rare Journeys hub, discover stories from people in the rare disease community. <br><br>Explore all of the stories across AADC deficiency (AADCd), Duchenne, Friedreich&#8217;s ataxia (FA), Huntington\u2019s disease (HD), phenylketonuria (PKU), or spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), or choose stories from a specific condition using the \u201csort by\u201d button. 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In her opinion, living with PKU requires&hellip;\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"text-cta text-cta--primary\">Read More<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"news-card news-card--no-date\" data-post-id=\"17654\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/posts\/in-this-together\/\" class=\"news-card__link\">\n\t\t<div class=\"news-card__top\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Sarah-C-PKU.png\" class=\"news-card__image\" alt=\"Sarah Chamberlin - PKU\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Sarah-C-PKU.png 466w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Sarah-C-PKU-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Sarah-C-PKU-400x225.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\tIn This Together\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tSarah Chamberlin, the mother of a child with phenylketonuria (PKU) and a passionate advocate, shares her journey of turning a challenging&hellip;\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"text-cta text-cta--primary\">Read More<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"news-card news-card--no-date\" data-post-id=\"17661\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/posts\/a-familys-path-to-hope\/\" class=\"news-card__link\">\n\t\t<div class=\"news-card__top\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Simone-AADCd.png\" class=\"news-card__image\" alt=\"Rare Journeys - Simone - AADCd\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Simone-AADCd.png 466w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Simone-AADCd-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/10\/Simone-AADCd-400x225.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\tA Family\u2019s Path to Hope\u00a0\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tSimone was diagnosed with aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency when he was 12 months old. AADC deficiency is a rare&hellip;\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"text-cta text-cta--primary\">Read More<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"news-card news-card--no-date\" data-post-id=\"17631\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/posts\/the-importance-of-sharing-your-story\/\" class=\"news-card__link\">\n\t\t<div class=\"news-card__top\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Sam-FA.png\" class=\"news-card__image\" alt=\"Rare Journeys - Sam FA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Sam-FA.png 466w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Sam-FA-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/09\/Sam-FA-400x225.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\tThe Importance of Sharing Your Story\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tFor Sam, publishing his first book was nerve-wracking \u2013 it chronicled his Friedreich\u2019s ataxia (FA) diagnosis and was therefore very&hellip;\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"text-cta text-cta--primary\">Read More<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"news-card news-card--no-date\" data-post-id=\"17282\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/posts\/alexs-day-to-day-with-fa\/\" class=\"news-card__link\">\n\t\t<div class=\"news-card__top\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Alex-F-FA.png\" class=\"news-card__image\" alt=\"Alex Fielding\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Alex-F-FA.png 466w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Alex-F-FA-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Alex-F-FA-400x225.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\tAlex&#8217;s Day-to-Day with FA\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tAlex, who lives with Friedreich\u2019s ataxia (FA), encourages others in the FA community to get involved.\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"text-cta text-cta--primary\">Read More<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"news-card news-card--no-date\" data-post-id=\"17239\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/posts\/taking-control-of-her-huntingtons-disease-story\/\" class=\"news-card__link\">\n\t\t<div class=\"news-card__top\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Evonne-RJ.png\" class=\"news-card__image\" alt=\"Evonne - HD\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Evonne-RJ.png 466w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Evonne-RJ-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Evonne-RJ-400x225.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\tTaking Control of Her Huntington&#8217;s Disease Story\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tEvonne feels empowered by being an ambassador for Huntington&#039;s disease.\u202f\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"text-cta text-cta--primary\">Read More<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"news-card news-card--no-date\" data-post-id=\"17234\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/posts\/kurts-journey-in-filmmaking-and-community-building\/\" class=\"news-card__link\">\n\t\t<div class=\"news-card__top\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__image-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"466\" height=\"262\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Kurt-PKU-RJ-1.png\" class=\"news-card__image\" alt=\"Kurt Sensenbrenner\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Kurt-PKU-RJ-1.png 466w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Kurt-PKU-RJ-1-300x169.png 300w, https:\/\/www.ptcbio.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2025\/05\/Kurt-PKU-RJ-1-400x225.png 400w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 466px) 100vw, 466px\" \/>\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__title\">\n\t\t\t\tKurt&#8217;s Journey in Filmmaking and Community Building\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"news-card__excerpt\">\n\t\t\t\tKurt shares his dedication to storytelling, encouraging others to find strength in their PKU journeys.\u202f\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t<span class=\"text-cta text-cta--primary\">Read More<\/span>\n\t<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\t<\/ol>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"facetwp-facet facetwp-facet-default-pager facetwp-type-pager\" data-name=\"default-pager\" data-type=\"pager\"><\/div>\t<\/div>\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<div  class=\"text-block text-block--standard color-theme--denim-blue\">\n\t\t<div class=\"text-block__wrapper\" >\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"text-block__heading\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"heading--3\"  data-ptc-fitty=\"\">Share your story!<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/h3>\n\t\t\n\t\t<div class=\"text-block__content wysiwyg--decoration wysiwyg--color\">\n\t\t\t<p>Do you have a rare disease story to share?<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"dual-cta__ctas dual-cta__ctas--same dual-cta__ctas--center\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"mailto:shareyourstory@ptcbio.com\" target=\"\" class=\"dual-cta__button btn btn--dark-primary\">Email us here<\/a>\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Rare Journeys hub, discover stories from people in the rare disease community. 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