Ep 37. Rare Disease Day with Sarah Tompkins, Ms. Wheelchair Washington USA 2022

Being Rare Podcast is excited to welcome Sarah Tompkins, patient advocate and Ms. Wheelchair Washington USA 2022! Rare Disease Day is a day to raise awareness of the over 7,000 rare diseases that impact over 300 million people globally! Since its creation in 2008, Rare Disease Day has played a critical part in building an international rare disease community that is multi-disease, global, and diverse– but united in purpose. This exclusive Rare Disease Day episode is about advocacy, pageantry, and finding confidence as a rare disease patient.    To connect with Sarah, Ms. Wheelchair Washington USA 2022 or to learn more about sponsorship opportunities, email Sarah at [email protected].     Ms. Wheelchair USA: Ms. Wheelchair USA Website www.mswheelchairusa.org   The Dane Foundation (Nonprofit Sponsor of Ms. Wheelchair USA Pageant and works and services for the Disability Community: The Dane Foundation's Website www.thedanefoundation.org   To donate:  http://thedanefoundation.org/eventsprograms/sponsormwusafinalists.html  Select Sarah Tompkins from the list of Sponsors to click for the PayPal Link  TEXT TO DONATE: Dial the numbers 44321 and in the message type MWWUSA for Ms. Wheelchair Washington USA Sarah Tompkins   Connect with Sarita on social media:  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/in/saritakedwards  Twitter: twitter.com/saritaedwards  Instagram: instagram.com/the.real.edwards  Facebook: facebook.com/edwards4real   Follow The E.WE Foundation:  Website: www.theewefoundation.org  Facebook: facebook.com/everyoneiswe  Instagram: instagram.com/everyone.is.we  Twitter: twitter.com/everyoneiswe  LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/e-wefoundation