Learn About Rare Diseases

If you will be in Calgary or area on Friday, February 28th and would like to learn more about rare diseases, here is your opportunity to do so. https://twitter.com/HAnalyticsInc/status/1232361387709435904

What Will You Do?

“Patient organisations in Canada have engaged in Rare Disease Day since its first year in 2008, arranging gala dinners and exchanges between researchers and patients, as well as regional events across Canada.

The undisputed highlight of the 2015 event was the transformation of the iconic CN Tower with blue lighting to celebrate Rare Disease Day, as was done in 2014 as well. Elsewhere in Canada local communities got together for bake sales, dinners, and research forums.

The Canadian National Alliance, the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD), serves as the voice for the estimated 1 in 12 Canadians affected by a rare disease. They can be contacted directly to help you find a patient organisation locally which may have more information about a specific rare disease or disorder.”  http://www.rarediseaseday.org/country/ca/canadae-disease-day)

The following pictures are of Melanie, an individual who suffers from the rare disease – gastroparesis.
(Pictures were submitted by DRDD2016eborah, February 28, 2016.)

 

As Melanie’s mother, Deborah, states, “That’s whatRDD20161 I have to look forward to every month for three days.”