National Rare Disease Day

Today marks National Rare Disease Day! The purpose of today is to bring awareness to the many rare diseases we don’t know about. A rare disease may also be referred to as an orphan disease. A rare disease is defined as “any disease that affects a small percentage of the population,” according to Wikipedia. Since it would be incredibly difficult to list and explain every known rare disease for the purposes of this blog, I present you with a list of rare diseases. While I certain this list is not inclusive, it certainly does make one wonder how much we know about the human body, particularly as far as human medicinal/technological advances go!

Well, that’s enough big words for one day…Let’s more on to something I am a bit more knowledgeable about: Awesomeness! It is with great pleasure that I am able to inform you that today has also been proclaimed “Awesome Day in Halifax!” This incredibly awesome day is in celebration of the Awesome Foundation Halifax’s one-year anniversary. Unfortunately, I am unable to attend tonight’s festivities, but I’m sure they will manage without me! See below for the Official Proclamation, from Halifax Regional Municipality’s Mayor, Mike Savage!

Way to go Awesome Foundation! May you bring plenty more awesomeness to the world! Curious about what the Awesome Foundation is? Click here! For more information on the Halifax branch, check out their website (be sure to click on Awesomzilla)! Best of luck to all of the hopefuls pitching ideas tonight!