PATIENT STORIES

Real experiences.
Real signs.
Real reasons to Check Ammonia.

These families share their experiences with hyperammonemia and urea cycle disorders to help raise awareness and support earlier recognition and treatment.

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Zoey’s Story

Zoey’s experience shows how quickly symptoms can escalate when hyperammonemia is not recognized. Her story highlights the importance of listening to symptoms, testing for ammonia, and getting the right treatment.

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Pruitt Kruse

Pruitt

Pruitt’s journey with newborn onset OTC deficiency highlights the importance of recognizing early symptoms and checking ammonia promptly.

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Jim Stavas

Jim

Jim’s experience shows that an undiagnosed urea cycle disorder can appear unexpectedly in adulthood, especially following medical stress.

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Jennings LaRue

Jennings

Jennings’ story reminds us that a newborn who appears healthy can become critically ill very quickly from an undiagnosed UCD.

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Baine

Baine

Baine’s legacy demonstrates how awareness, family education, and genetic testing can help protect future generations.

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Elliot

Elliot

Elliot’s story underscores the importance of checking ammonia when a young person develops unexplained vomiting or neurological changes.

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Gabriela Palacios

Gabriela

Gabriela’s journey shows how finding the correct diagnosis after years of unexplained symptoms can change the course of a person’s life.

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Madelyn

Madelyn

Madelyn’s story highlights the importance of checking ammonia when a newborn has unexplained vomiting and lethargy, and shares her journey of growing up with citrullinemia.

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Audrey

Audrey

Audrey’s story highlights the importance of checking ammonia when a newborn becomes fussy, stops feeding, and becomes increasingly sleepy.

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Maeve

Maeve

Maeve’s story highlights the importance of trusting your instincts and never giving up.

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Beckham

Beckham

Beckham’s story shows why ammonia must be considered when a newborn who seemed healthy becomes critically ill and infection tests come back negative.

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Vivan

Vivian

Viv’s story shows why a doctor’s instinct to check ammonia matters when a lethargic toddler’s other tests look reassuring.

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KJKJ

KJ

KJ’s story shows why ammonia should be checked when a newborn isn’t feeding, is unusually sleepy, and has rigid movements.

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BennettBennett

Bennett

Bennett’s story shows why checking ammonia early matters when a newborn is cold to the touch and the cause isn’t clear.

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