This is Day 18 of the Positive 100, a countdown to Rare Disease Day 2014 and an exercise in being positive despite it all.

Sunrises and mornings are a reminder that every morning is a new beginning, a new start. Days and lives can have plenty of weight. It is good to remember that each day can be a bit of a clean start.

Short days and gloomy winter skies can make the days grey. But remember that, as that little orphan sings, the sun will come out tomorrow.

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