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February 28 is Rare Disease Day – a time to show support for the 30 million ¾«¶«Ó°Òµns, and millions more around the world, living with rare diseases.

Only a few hundred of the nearly 7,000 rare diseases have approved therapies.ÌýMany are not being studied at all by medical researchers.

Often, patients – or parents of patients – feel that nothing will be done unless they raise the money, recruit the researchers and fuel the search for their own lifesaving treatment. They find themselves in a race against time, since rare diseases tend to be serious and many are life-threatening.

To promote awareness of these and other rare disease challenges, the hosts aÌýÌýwhere all patient advocates can find ways to show their support for Rare Disease Day.Ìý

You can help by getting involved in any of the following activities: