 Hello,
I'm Sherrill Knaggs, your ISN
News Guide. I live with my husband of 36 years in New
Zealand.
We took early retirement, and shortly afterwards I became
ill with diffuse systemic scleroderma,
which I have now had for eight years.
As I am unable to walk because of the scleroderma, and
have kidney failure with dialysis,
I spend much time at the computer, and on the Internet.
Because of my interest and experience with this, I have
also created the ISN page about dialysis, so I am also
the ISN Dialysis Guide. In addition,
I am the ISN Thyroid Guide.
 As
an ISN News Guide for Scleroderma News, I research and
prepare items about scleroderma medical and media news
which are on the Internet.You may suggest a topic or link
with our ISN
News Submission Form.
ISN Guides research the Internet for timely and reliable
information regarding their page topic(s). Would you like
to help with this website? We have many openings for volunteers!
I'm also an ISN Artist, contributing my digital photography
to illustrate many of the patient and caregiver stories
on this site, such as my photos in this animation. See
the Google
collection of my art that is featured on this website.
 My
personal story is featured in ISN's book, Voices
of Scleroderma Volume 2. The cover art for this book
series was painted by my mother, Ione
Bridgman, who is also an ISN Artist, and I scanned
and prepared the digital files from her original paintings.
I have also illustrated articles for Voices
of Scleroderma Volume 3.
In February 2008, I retired as ISN News Guide and ISN Scleroderma News Guide, and was promoted to ISN Senior Artist, in recognition of the over 400 photo illustrations I have made for this site. My health has become even more challenging, requiring that I spend most of my time resting and sleeping. But I still always do whatever I can, whenever I am up to it.
Read more about my background in my scleroderma story.
Or, get
the book! |
