FMD Awareness Day - July 23, 2012

On Monday, July 23, fibromuscular dysplasia patients and those who are family members, friends, and healthcare providers to fibromuscular dysplasia patients are asked to join in a global awareness event to raise the disease's profile and contribute to rare disease research. Participating in the event is as involved as you want to make it! 1) Wear a necklace or bracelet of red beads. Be sure to explain to others why you are wearing the beads. Use social media (Facebook, Twitter, etc) to share a photo of you wearing your red bead necklace or bracelet and share your story about why you are wearing it. Encourage others to participate! (Why red beads? The primary form of FMD — the medial form — is said to look like a "string of beads" upon angiogram. Red is the color of blood.) 2) Donate your lunch money to rare disease research. Instead of going out for lunch, pack a lunch! Contribute the $5-$15 you would have spent on lunch to the CoRDS Registry at Sanford Health. S