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I have a rare auto-immune disease, a subtype of vasculitis. No symptoms, no abnormal blood tests. I got really lucky finding it through a routine xray. Have been managing it and monitoring it ever since.

Been down the kumbaya food path, maybe it's what got me this disease (tried some shady immune boosting drinks on and off before getting diagnosed, just for the sake of it).

I am monitoring research and for my specific disease there doesn't seem to be much in the pipeline. But one drug developed for some other auto-immune disorder can manage mine as well. I am putting hope in AI and machine learning, to guide scientists to faster discoveries. And I hope the socio-political climate doesn't escalate to the point of halting research.