Truth Be Told - a Column by Sherlene Perkins

How scleroderma has changed my face, despite my best efforts

The face is what people see first on someone, and something is happening to mine because of scleroderma. I’m not a vain person or someone who primps in front of the mirror all the time. However, some small changes are starting to appear on my face. Scleroderma will snatch…

As symptoms of scleroderma speak, I reply, ‘Now what?’

Yes, I’m a warrior. I was classified as one long before my scleroderma diagnosis since I’m an African American woman and single mom of two adult children. God has been preparing me to be a great warrior since birth. Learning that I had scleroderma was a relief. The…