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Many celebs are opening up about living with medical conditions, thereby helping to attenuate societal stigma through their candid and heartfelt stories.

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For instance, Selena Gomez has discussed her Lupus diagnosis, while Meghan Markle has been profoundly honest about her ongoing issues with depression.

However, there are a number of extremely rare medical conditions that remain misunderstood and thus stigmatized to an extent. Accordingly, a major challenge faced by those with rare disorders is receiving an appropriate diagnosis, which can be an incredibly frustrating process.

The Genetic and Rare Diseases Information Center reports that "there may be as many as 7,000 rare diseases" in existence and "the total number of Americans living with a rare disease is estimated at between 25-30 million." Subsequently, there are a number of prominent individuals who have been diagnosed with