TMA is very excited to be participating again Rare Disease Week on Capitol Hill with our partner, The Every Life Foundation (February 24-29). Last year, we were able to secure…
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Bonnie McClun: Care Partner
Bonnie is a member of The Myositis Association.
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Eva Avelino: Polymyositis
Eva, from the San Francisco Bay area, was diagnosed with polymyositis in 2012. As a registered nurse, she knew something was wrong when she was unable to walk up the…
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Lydia Vazquez: Dermatomyositis
Lydia is from Melbourne, Florida. She was a military nurse when she started feeling symptoms. She stopped working, but the symptoms continued to worsen until she was diagnosed with dermatomyositis.
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Stanley Prather: Dermatomyositis
Stanley was diagnosed with dermatomyositis in 2008 after 18 years of symptoms. Before his diagnosis, Stanley visited multiple heart and liver doctors who were convinced his symptoms were due to other…
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