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 medical issues.
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Carolyn Ester: Sporadic Inclusion-Body Myositis
Carolyn is a nurse from Wichita, Kansas. She was diagnosed with sporadic inclusion-body myositis in 2010 after three years of symptoms and three doctors.
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John Mozer: Sporadic Inclusion-Body Myositis
John Mozer is a retired consulting structural engineer and amateur astronomer from Aurora, Colorado. John was diagnosed with sporadic inclusion-body myositis in 2006.
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Dale Scott: Polymyositis
Dale is a member of The Myositis Association and sits on our Board of Directors. Before being diagnosed with polymyositis, she worked through several doctors and dealt with a variety of complications.
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