<unk>  is an American 501(c)(3) non profit organization that operates free, online patient support communities for people with rare diseases. It was founded in 2007 by<unk>  Munoz and Scott Orn and was granted 501(c)(3) nonprofit status on February 9, 2014. It is headquartered in Austin, Texas.<unk>  runs 30+ online communities, each focused on a specific rare disease or chronic illness. The mission of<unk>  is to ensure that patients living with rare diseases or chronic illnesses, as well as their caregivers, family, and<unk> , have a safe and supportive place to connect with others like them.<unk>  communities are managed by approximately 100 volunteer moderators, most of whom are patients themselves. The organization was founded in 2007 by<unk>  Munoz and Scott Orn during Munoz's recovery from a rare brain aneurysm caused by an Arteriovenous malformation (AVM). In early 2008, Munoz and Orn started two more communities, Living With Ataxia and Living With Trigeminal Neuralgia.<unk>  has served over 50,000 members, with more than 100,000 online visitors to the communities each month. A few of the larger<unk>  Communities: *AVM *Trigeminal Neuralgia *Ataxia International *Adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) *Fibromyalgia *Brain Aneurysm
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