Back in July, Councilmembers Jennifer Campbell and Kent Lee proclaimed August 17, 2024, to be “Coats’ Disease Awareness Day” in the City of San Diego, the first city in the U.S. to have this specific proclamation. Jack McGovern was diagnosed with coats at the age of 11, prompting his parents to create the Jack McGovern Coats Disease Foundation. He discusses this rare retinal condition.