How Fighting Scleroderma Is Like Waging War — and Isn’t

Humans have known war almost since humans existed. Thousands of civilizations and religious evangelists have started wars to conquer their opponents and live to tell the tales. The difficult journey of living with scleroderma resembles preparing for and engaging in war. We build our bodies and minds to face…

10 Things Chronic Patients Do But Shouldn’t

Living with a chronic illness is never easy. When you get diagnosed with a disease that is going to be with you for the rest of your life, like scleroderma, you have to adapt to your new life. But how can you do that? What should you keep doing…

An Ordinary Girl with an Extraordinary Disease

Hello, and welcome to my ordinary girl column. This is my very first piece of writing, so it makes sense to introduce myself and “set the scene” for what I hope will be a useful and helpful read for those interested. First, it’s been three years since I was diagnosed…