Today, we celebrate everybody connected to Rare Disorders.

Of course Hereditary Alpha Tryptasemia Syndrome (HATS) is not rare--it is simply rarely diagnosed. BUT, our family has 2 rare diseases possibility correlated to HATS--Mastocytic Enterocolitis and Vibratory Urticaria, as well as 2 that may not be--narcolepsy and ear canal stenosis.

In America, that includes the National Institutes of Health--providing research that resonates throughout the world. We celebrate the patients, naturally. But we especially celebrate:

• their caregivers
• the medical professions that help them
• the researchers working for cures for the patients
• the grantwriters
• the non-profits that support us like the National Organization for Rare Disorders and The Mast Cell Disease Society
• the politicians and government professionals who prioritize rare diseases

I've celebrated Rare Disease Day#RDD at the #NIH, on #CapitolHill, and with my family, several of whom have Rare Diseases as well. Wherever we are on February 28/29 each year, we are grateful.