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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 the
Grestest 5K Ever, Team HFS, and other exciting fund raisers. These events
raise awareness of this disease as well as money for support, education, and
research.
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 the
Grestest 5K Ever, Team HFS, and other exciting 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.
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.
| Thank you to our Team HFS for your fantastic performance at this year's Reeds Lake Triathlon. Way to go Brent, Mike, Brian H, Chad, Brian D., and Blake! |
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| Congratulations 2009 Participants! |
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