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Motherly: To the mom raising a child with a rare disease—I see you

At 3 months old, my son was diagnosed with a rare disease called MCADD, which stands for medium chain acyl-COA dehydrogenase deficiency. It’s a fatty acid beta-oxidation disorder, which means that his body has trouble breaking down certain kinds of fats to use them for energy.

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