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| Who are we? |
The Help Fight Scleroderma Foundation was created by the Brennan Family as a means to raise awareness of
Scleroderma in West Michigan. With the help of friends, family, sponsors, and your support we are able to put on
two exciting annual fund raisers. These events raise awareness of this disease as well as money for support,
education, and research. .
Scleroderma in West Michigan. With the help of friends, family, sponsors, and your support we are able to put on
two exciting annual fund raisers. These events raise awareness of this disease as well as money for support,
education, and research. .
| What is Scleroderma? |
Scleroderma is a chronic, autoimmune connective tissue disease, and the word scleroderma literally means “hard
skin”. Common symptoms include thickening and hardening of the skin, joint stiffness and pain and sensitivity to
cold in the extremities. Symptoms can also include damage to internal organs making scleroderma a potentially
fatal condition. Characteristics of the disease include an over-production of collagen and damage to blood
vessels. Approximately 300,000 people in the United States suffer from scleroderma. Scleroderma primarily
affects women between the ages of 25 and 55. There is currently no known cause or cure.
skin”. Common symptoms include thickening and hardening of the skin, joint stiffness and pain and sensitivity to
cold in the extremities. Symptoms can also include damage to internal organs making scleroderma a potentially
fatal condition. Characteristics of the disease include an over-production of collagen and damage to blood
vessels. Approximately 300,000 people in the United States suffer from scleroderma. Scleroderma primarily
affects women between the ages of 25 and 55. There is currently no known cause or cure.
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