I live in Oregon with my dear Husband Roy, and my four children, Aaron, Kendel, Caitlyn, and Taylor. Follow my links and learn more about Porphyria. One of my major interests is the rare disease Porphyria. For some excellent links on Porphyria please see my links section at the bottom of the page.
Porphyria is a rare metabolic disease of the heme pathway.
There are approximately eight types. Not only is it rare, but rarely diagnosed accurately. It tends to mimic a wide variety of other diseases. I also have this gene, and while I have never been as ill as Aaron, it explains a lot of my medical history. Aaron and I have Hereditary Coproporphyria.