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Celebrating 30 years of Fabry Australia with ‘30 Fabry Stories, from the Australian Fabry Community.’ Alec Campbell is a Year 6 school student in rural Victoria. He was diagnosed with Fabry disease at birth. “I talk to my mum about Fabry, about what causes it. She...

Celebrating 30 years of Fabry Australia with ‘30 Fabry Stories, from the Australian Fabry Community.’ Leanne Clark is a lifelong carer to her husband Ross and daughter, Ashleigh, both living with the rare disease, Fabry. “Sometimes you just want to feel life is normal...

Celebrating 30 years of Fabry Australia with ‘30 Fabry Stories, from the Australian Fabry Community.’ Julie Fitzgerald lives on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. She was diagnosed with Fabry disease at age eight. “I’m in line for a new gene therapy trial. I’m...

Celebrating 30 years of Fabry Australia with ‘30 Fabry Stories, from the Australian Fabry Community.’ Dianne Wallyn was diagnosed with Fabry in 2009. She volunteers her time to supporting Fabry Australia as a committee member. “It helped me take the fear out of having...

Celebrating 30 years of Fabry Australia with ‘30 Fabry Stories, from the Australian Fabry Community.’ Professor Mark Thomas is a renal specialist and Fabry doctor at Royal Perth Hospital. “I’ve seen enormous leaps in the 25 years I’ve been treating Fabry patients. For...

Celebrating 30 years of Fabry Australia with ‘30 Fabry Stories, from the Australian Fabry Community.’ Ross Clark lives on Sydney’s northern beaches and was diagnosed with rare disease Fabry in 1993. He was one of the first NSW residents to receive enzyme replacement...

Celebrating 30 years of Fabry Australia with ‘30 Fabry Stories, from the Australian Fabry Community.’ Megan lives in Sydney with her husband and two adult children. She served on the Board of the patient advocacy group Fabry Australia from 1999 to 2021 and was...

Celebrating 30 years of Fabry Australia with ‘30 Fabry Stories, from the Australian Fabry Community.’ Tracy Rintoul is carer for her husband, Stewart, who was diagnosed with Fabry disease in 2016. She lives in Bathurst, NSW. “It was daunting, but we’ve gotta deal with...

Celebrating 30 years of Fabry Australia with ‘30 Fabry Stories, from the Australian Fabry Community.’ Elizabeth Centra is a Nurse Co-ordinator for patients with Fabry disease at the Royal Melbourne Hospital. She’s been co-ordinating treatment and providing support for...

Celebrating 30 years of Fabry Australia with ‘30 Fabry Stories, from the Australian Fabry Community.’ Declan Campbell is a 16 year old school student and was diagnosed with Fabry at birth. He lives in a small rural town on the Murray River, bordering Victoria and NSW....