Experts talk about uncommon diseases on ‘Rare Disease Day’ [Video]

JUST ABOUT 609 HERE ON YOUR THURSDAY, AND IT IS A SPECIAL DAY FOR 300 MILLION PEOPLE AROUND THE WORLD. THOSE DEALING WITH RARE DISEASES ARE COMING TOGETHER TODAY SHARING THEIR STORIES AND OFFERING HOPE TO OTHERS. TODAY CONSISTS OF TWO SOCIAL MEDIA CAMPAIGNS WHERE PEOPLE WILL POST PHOTOS AND VIDEOS ONLINE SHOWING THEIR STRIPES. THE ZEBRA IS THE RARE DISEASE MASCOT. IT AIMS TO ENCOURAGE EVERYONE TO EMBRACE THEIR UNIQUENESS. THERE’S ALSO THE LIGHT UP FOR RARE CAMPAIGN LANDMARKS, GOVERNMENT BUILDINGS AND MONUMENTS ARE ALL BEING LIT UP IN DIFFERENT COLORS GLOBALLY. OUR STAR CONNOR JOINS US NOW IN STUDIO THIS MORNING WITH MORE ON, WELL, CHILDHOOD CANCER, CYSTIC FIBROSIS AND LEUKEMIA ARE JUST TO NAME A FEW. THERE ARE MORE THAN 10,000 KNOWN RARE DISEASES AND MOST OF THEM DON’T HAVE CURES. AND SO IMAGINE IF YOU’RE THE ONLY PATIENT THAT HAS THIS DISORDER FOR NO ONE KNOWS …