The following story was submitted by Jenny Malec in honor of June’s Rare Spotlight, Appendix Cancer and Pseudomyxoma Peritonei (ACPMP). In this story, Jenny reflects on her life-changing experience after undergoing a clinical trial for ACPMP. A special thanks to NORD’s… Read More
Real-world evidence and compelling case studies bring to life the challenges facing the estimated 30 million Americans fighting to live better with rare disorders
Washington, DC, June 3, 2019—The National Organization for Rare Disorders® (NORD), the leading independent nonprofit… Read More
Danbury, CT, December 3, 2018 – The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) has announced a meeting for patients, caregivers and the medical community. The 2019 Living Rare, Living Stronger NORD Patient & Family Forum will take place June 21 – 23 in… Read More
In recent years, NORD has provided Patient Assistance Programs to assist the Chronic Granulomatous Disease (CGD), Cystinosis and Urea Cycle Disorders (UCD) communities. As of Monday, March 18, we are delighted to announce an expansion to the support we are able to provide to these communities. See… Read More
A few weeks ago, we asked the community what some misconceptions were about living with a rare condition. The Mighty collected your responses and published them in the article below on February 28 for #RareDiseaseDay.
