Rare Disease Research Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One morning, a delivery driver noticed something odd on the clinic’s bulletin board: an urgent appeal for volunteers to test new treatments for rare diseases. No one took it seriously until a regular started showing up every day with a mysterious box under his arm. Finally, someone asked what was inside the box. The regular grinned and said, ‘Just my lunch—nothing special.’ Turned out he worked in catering and brought them free snacks for testing new treatments! Everyone laughed, and the clinic became known for its unusual volunteer perks.

2. A delivery driver stopped by the clinic one afternoon and overheard a curious conversation between two nurses. ‘Did you hear?’ asked one excitedly, ‘the new patient who just arrived claims he can cure rare diseases with nothing but laughter!’ The other nurse giggled, shaking her head. ‘Really? That’s nuts!’ Just then, the door opened, and an old man in a wheelchair wheeled himself in, muttering under his breath, ‘I’ve tried everything else…’ The delivery driver grinned as he drove off—maybe laughter wasn’t so crazy after all.

3. A delivery driver arrived at the clinic one day with a box of supplies. As he approached the reception desk, he heard two nurses giggling about a mysterious note taped to the wall. Curious, he peered over their shoulders and saw an envelope addressed to ‘Mr. Common Cold.’ Inside was a handwritten note: ‘Please deliver to our most frequent patient.’ The delivery driver laughed out loud, realizing it was for someone who always seemed to catch every bug that went around.’

4. Late one night, a delivery driver pulled up to the clinic's loading dock. As he unloaded boxes, he heard a strange humming sound coming from inside. Curious, he peered through the window and saw dozens of tiny lights flickering in sync. The driver got closer and noticed that each light had a small shadow moving back and forth—mice were dancing to the hum! He burst out laughing, realizing it was just an old refrigerator running on overtime. Relieved, he finished his delivery and went home, leaving behind a legend about dancing mice at the rare disease center.