Myositis patients who already have difficulty with movement may want to take a look at their sleep patterns. The Nurse’s Health Study, a cohort study of more than 70,000 women…
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Myositis Awareness Month was a huge success!
Thank you to all those who participated, presented, and planned a month’s worth of extraordinary programming, making May’s Myositis Awareness Month such a success! This dedication, insight, and passion have…
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Partners in the fight
By Ed McGrath My wife Marilyn has dermatomyositis, diagnosed in 2008. Her dermatologist initially thought she had lupus, but two years later she finally saw a rheumatologist who knew exactly…
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Don’t go through this alone
At the age of 61, Bill Simeral was coaching downhill ski racing. He was in amazing shape, the guy who never got sick. His routine blood tests were abnormal, however,…
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I am a myositis and cancer warrior
By Kimberly Branche My myositis journey began in 2017 when my pulmonary doctor referred me to a pulmonary specialist at St. Joseph Hospital in Phoenix. I was having difficulty breathing…
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