“…and I bet you’d never guess that I have a serious, inherited disease…”

Kali is a 23-year-old full-time college student who enjoys football, weightlifting, and drag racing...and hopes to become an athletic trainer for a professional football team. Kali was diagnosed with mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I), an inherited disease, when she was 11 years old.

She takes you on an emotional journey to get a closer look at MPS I: how it is caused by a low enzyme level that can affect several areas of the body. Kali struggles to walk around campus at night due to her poor vision, which is one of the symptoms of MPS I. But she wants you to know that it’s normal and OK to feel frustrated and that you are not alone. Your family, friends, and doctors are all there to help you.

And remember,
MPS I is a part of you, not all of you.

Hear more about MPS I and Kali’s journey

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Ready for a family health history conversation?

Talk with your closest relatives (parents, siblings, and children) first before you move on to grandparents, aunts and uncles, and nieces and nephews. Next, reach out to third-degree relatives, including cousins and the “greats,” such as a great-grandparent, and ask them about their health history.

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There are several thousand rare, genetic diseases.

Talk to your relatives to find out if any conditions run in your family.

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