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The Scleroderma Foundation Support Community connects patients, families, friends, and caregivers for support and inspiration. The Scleroderma Foundation Support Community is sponsored by the Scleroderma Foundation in partnership with Inspire.
Chat with your friends on our support board, Inspire.com. Chat now! |
| "For Male Patients Only" and "Social Security Administration - Overview & Application Process" Newest Workshops Added | 
"For Male Patients Only," with Edward Lally, M.D. Learn more.
"Overview & Application Process," with Stephen Richardson, M.P.A. Learn more. |
| "Why I Am Attending the Conference" |
Christopher Murray | "You should come to the Conference because I can't even count how many times over the years that I meet first timers that say, 'I can't believe how much information I'm getting!' or 'I wish I came last year!' But the thing I like to hear the most is 'I'm definitely coming back next year!' I can't tell you how excited that makes me feel. Maybe for selfish reasons, like, seeing all the great people my family has come to know and love, and only get to see once a year. Not to mention the new people we meet and get to know every year. So if your reading this and have been 'on the fence' about going to the Conference, I say, try it out and I bet you'll be the next group of people that tell me 'I should have come last year, but I'm definitely coming back next year!' I look forward to seeing you in Boston this year. My home town!" -- Christopher Murray, Father of Samantha Murray, Scleroderma Foundation Youth Ambassador |
| Fitness at 50+: Five Barriers You Can Beat |
 While exercise is often touted as a fountain of youth, it often gets harder to do as you get older. Physical medicine and rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also called physiatrists, are doctors who restore and maintain function lost due to injury, illness and age-related conditions such as osteoporosis, arthritis, joint replacements or stroke. Learn more. |
| Sjögren's Syndrome |  Questions and Answers About Sjögren's Syndrome
What Is Sjögren's Syndrome?
Sjögren's (SHOW-grens) syndrome is an autoimmune disease - that is, a disease in which the immune system turns against the body's own cells. Normally, the immune system works to protect us from disease by destroying harmful invading organisms like viruses and bacteria. In the case of Sjögren's syndrome, disease-fighting cells attack various organs, most notably the glands that produce tears and saliva (the lacrimal and salivary glands). Damage to these glands causes a reduction in both the quantity and quality of their secretions. Learn more. |
| Leeds Study Could Help Treat Potentially Fatal Condition |  A trial of special insoles is being masterminded by Leeds-based researchers to see if they can help sufferers of a potentially fatal tissue disorder.
Patients with scleroderma, a rare but serious connective disorder which leads to the thickening of body tissues, often experience painful foot problems. Learn more.
In Photo: Dr. Tony Redmond is coordinating the clinical trial for patients with scleroderma. |
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