Tomorrow, February 29, is Rare Disease Day!

Rare Disease Day is celebrated on the rarest day of the year, which is the last day in February.  It is an internationally recognized day designated to raise awareness for the over 7,000 rare diseases that affect the lives of millions. In the US, a condition is considered rare if there are fewer than 200,000 people diagnosed with the condition. 

Tomorrow, we will celebrate Meghan and her 9 different rare conditions.  We will use it as an opportunity to raise awareness about her conditions!  You can raise awareness by wearing jeans tomorrow for Meghan, or for those you know who are living with rare conditions.  People wear jeans on rare disease day since 80% of rare conditions are genetic (genes = jeans).  If you are on facebook, hopefully you will see lots of info on Rare Disease day!  Governor Dayton has proclaimed tomorrow as Rare Disease Day in Minnesota and we are excited about that!