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Riley-Day Syndrome

Riley-Day Syndrome is also known as Familial
Dysautonomia; and it's a disorder that is
genetically inherited. To actually show signs of
having the condition, however, the relevant
gene has to be passed on by both parents.
Basically, Riley-Day syndrome affects the
autonomous nervous system. While there are
many extremely unpleasant symptoms (such as
frequent vomiting, and difficulty swallowing), it
does also have some arguably cool features.
Chief among these is the fact that many people
with the condition are almost entirely
insensitive to pain.
Of course, though a painless life sounds great in
theory, it doesn't work so well in practice. Pain
is actually your friend; it sends signals to your
brain to let you know when something needs
fixing-so to go without it altogether isn't
necessarily going to be a pleasant experience