Sharing experiences of CGD brings those affected by CGD together, helping us better understand the reality of living with CGD, sharing the highs and lows, and acting as an important reminder that we are not alone in our CGD journey.
Would you like to get involved and share your experience with CGD? If you do, we would love for you to get in contact with us at hello@cgdsociety.org.
Please see our blog template to help you write your story.
Alfie's story (November 2024)
Gaining confidence and achieving goals - Alfie shares his remarkable story.
We are so grateful to Alfie for sharing his story, how he overcame the struggles associated with a bone marrow transplant (BMT), and gained confidence to make friends and get into university.
Read their story here: Alfie's Story
Shannon and Wendy's story (March 2024)
How to live with and scold CGD in your late teens! and Helping me to help you – a story of two sisters with a love of STEAM.
Thank you to Shannon and Wendy for each sharing their perspective on their family's journey with CGD and bone marrow transplant (BMT).
Read their story here: Shannon and Wendy's story
Bobby's story (January-February 2023)
Blogging our bone marrow transplant (BMT) journey.
Thank you to Bonnie for sharing with us her family's story as her son Bobby underwent BMT.
Read their story here: Bobby's story
Caleb's story (June 2023)
Being an X-linked carrier and how a stem cell transplant has opened up the world for us.
Thanks to Olivia for sharing with us her family's story about life leading up to a diagnosis of X-linked CGD and a stem cell transplant.
Read their story here: Caleb's story
Noah's story (May 2023)
My experience as a young person with CGD.
Thanks to Noah for sharing with us his story of living with CGD as a football-loving teenager.
Read his story here: Noah's story
Carly's story (June 2021)
Being a Carrier of X-Linked CGD.
We thank Carly for sharing her X-linked CGD Carrier story. It is important to recognise the health and emotional implications of being a carrier.
Read her story here: Carly's story
Michael's story (Jan 2021)
Reluctant patient becomes advocate for CGD Society
Thanks to Michael for sharing his CGD story with us and for being such a great supportive of our work
Click here to read his story.
Rheas story (Nov 2020)
Lockdown lessons from a member of our CGD community.
We asked Rhea to share some of her own and her family's experiences in lockdown, and what lessons they learned.
Click on her image or here, for a link to the video.
Tuesday's story (July 2020)
The day we first met, performed and written by poet, Tuesday Gayle.
Tuesday tells her journey in such a brave, creative and brilliant way - just like the author herself!
We're delighted and humbled to be able to share Tuesday's story, living with gp47 Autosomal Recessive CGD in her own incredible style.
Click on her image or here, for a link to the video
Alex's story (June 2020)
2020 marked a significant anniversary for a thirty-something creative in Sydney Australia – it had been 15 years since he underwent a successful bone marrow transplant.
Read his story here : Alex's story
Aydin's story (April 2020)
If you were to step into his classroom, you wouldn’t be able to tell five year-old Aydin apart from his friends - his cheeky smile, handsome brown eyes and smart haircut for school - he is the picture of health and energy, though his parents tell a very different story…
Read his story here : Aydin's story
More information
Read more personal stories about BMT.
Read more about BMT in our BMT guide for families
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