Val:
Systemic SclerodermaI am afraid to find out
too much about the disease because I do not want it,
but I do wonder what is going to happen to me next...
Valeria:
Systemic Sclerosis(Italy) I am a 21-year-old
woman, and at the age of nine I was diagnosed with
systemic sclerosis...
Valerie:
Mother of Morphea PatientWe noticed that our
son was developing a purplish "rash" on his
left leg when he was about four years old...
Vanessa:
Linear SclerodermaMy older sister found a way
to cover up the nasty disease on my forehead. Bangs!
It was a great idea...
Veronica:
Sjögren's Syndrome(Italy) I am a 30-year-old
woman and I have been suffering for three years from
Sjögren's Syndrome with highly positive anti-SSA
antibodies...
Yolima:
Diffuse SclerodermaI was misdiagnosed for more
than a year with so many diseases and given all types
of medication for different problems except for the
real disease...
Yvonne
Frasure: CREST and FibromyalgiaI no longer
go to the doctor because I simply cannot afford it.
I cannot get insurance so everything is out of pocket...
Yuri: CREST SyndromeNow, one month before my nineteenth birthday, I live with CREST Syndrome, rheumatoid arthritis, acid reflux and anemia...
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Zuly:
MorpheaI would like to help people who suffer
from it and get to know others with the same illness...
Jaci: MCTD and Autoimmune HepatitisOut of fear of going back to the doctors, I tried just to live with it, whatever it was. What I found strange was that nobody seemed to noticed how terrible I was feeling, not even the doctors...
Heather: Vitiligo, Hypothyroidism, and now Linear MorpheaI am not too concerned about
the other two conditions since there really is nothing you can do about
the vitiligo, and the
thyroid is under control. The morphea is what is bugging me...
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