I love to have conversations with strangers and tell them about scleroderma. I take time during brief encounters at the library, supermarket lines, the nail salon, and airport gates. The challenge is to provide the information in two minutes or less to spark and keep the listener’s attention. I…
Truth Be Told - a Column by Sherlene Perkins
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…
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…
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