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Rare disease support in Portugal

For people and families facing conditions few doctors have seen. Talk with people in Portugal who know what it is like, find help near you, and join the worldwide circle too. Free, always.

Next gathering in the Portugal circle: Weekly check-in ยท

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Help for rare disease in Portugal

Charity๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น

Setรบbal Community Food Hub

Practical help for people dealing with caring for someone with dementia and heart conditions, plus a weekly drop-in.

Weekdays and Saturday mornings

Professional๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น

Clear Path Counselling, Faro

Practical help for people dealing with long covid and caring for someone with cancer, plus a weekly drop-in.

Mon to Fri, 9 to 5

From people who came through it

  • โ€œReading this late at night? I've been there. About three years ago, that was me. Back then, a condition only 300 people in the country have. I laugh properly again.โ€

    spark_dog33 ยท been through rare disease
  • โ€œto whoever needs this: i was where you are in february. nobody at school had heard of it. today i cooked a proper dinner and enjoyed it. things come back, slower than you'd like but they do.โ€

    hugosong ยท been through rare disease
  • โ€œFor anyone new to this: I've been there. For me it was about three years ago. I remember explaining it to every new doctor like it was yesterday. Yesterday I booked a holiday. Bit by bit it comes back. You've got this, even if it doesn't feel like it.โ€

    waveeast1993 ยท been through rare disease
  • โ€œReading this late at night? I've been there. I've been there. For me it was not that long ago, about a year. A genetic test that took two years, and I couldn't see past it. I can talk about it now without falling apart. It's slow, but it does come back.โ€

    Saeed M ยท been through rare disease

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