Organization founder Estelle Benson accepted the Abbey S. Meyers Leadership Award at the 2018 National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) Rare Impact Awards on behalf of Conshohocken-based Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS)/chronic inflammatory demyelinating polyneuropathy (CIDP) Foundation International. NORD is a patient advocacy organization that works to improve the lives of individuals and families living with rare diseases.