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Festival unites those who share rare disease

Festival unites those who share rare disease

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Boy with rare disease dies after being named an Honorary Marine

Boy with rare disease dies after being named an Honorary Marine

Every year, the U.S. Marine Corps makes a handful of people Honorary Marines, and on Saturday, the day before he died, the title was bestowed upon 8-year-old Wyatt Gillette.8-year-old Orange County boy dies day after becoming Honorary Marine https://t.co/dUSwGAQEvh pic.twitter.com/Lcd8jgZj9H — ABC7 Eyewitness News (@ABC7) August 1, 2016Wyatt had a rare disease called Aicardi-Goutieres Syndrome Type 1 (Trex 1 mutation), an inflammatory disorder that caused seizures and complete kidney failure.His father, Jeremiah Gillette, is a Marine drill instructor from Orange County, California, and wanted to see his son become an Honorary Marine, ABC 7 reports.Word spread and a petition was started, and on Saturday, during a ceremony at Camp Pendleton, the request was granted and Wyatt became the 96th person to receive the honor since 1992.


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This rare disease brews beer in your stomach

This rare disease brews beer in your stomach

For some people, having a digestive system that converts ordinary food into alcohol might sound like a dream come true: You never have to drink in order to get drunk!But this condition, called auto-brewery syndrome, is as real as can be, and for the people who have it, it can make everyday life a nightmare.Also known as gut fermentation syndrome, auto-brewery syndrome is a rare condition in which a type of yeast, Saccharomyces cerevisiae, ferments food in the stomach, producing ethanol, the type of alcohol found in beer, wine, and spirits.Thankfully, very few people have this viable yeast culture in their stomachs, but for those who do, living with it can be a real challenge.