Patient Profiles

People with rheumatic diseases are on a mission to live well and improve the lives of future generations. Read more about how they are making a difference in the search for a cure.

 

SUPPORTING THE SEARCH FOR SOLUTIONS, A CURE

“My kids distract me while I do my injections. They’ll do a funny dance so I don’t have to focus too hard on the needle.” [...] 

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Diagnosis Sparks New Passion

In November 2012, after months of tests, doctors’ appointments and dead ends, Ali Berger was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis at the young age of 27. [...] 

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Mother Sees Hope for Cure

 At just 26 years old, Elizabeth Edwards struggled to walk because of pain in her feet. Then, the pain started spreading. [...] 

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Couple Makes Extraordinary Commitment

 For more than a decade, Liz Ellrodt has fought the pain, stiffness and exhaustion that come with rheumatoid arthritis. [...] 

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Grateful Patient Becomes Champion

 “We always have a big family Thanksgiving and I look forward to fixing a huge meal for everyone,” shares Mrs. Shirley Enis of Jacksboro, Texas. [...] 

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Daughter’s Recovery Inspires Pledge

 Steve Russell’s voice breaks with emotion as he talks about a remarkable moment in his daughter’s life. [...] 

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Continuing a Legacy

 "Ruth always told me that she wanted to turn her suffering into something good for someone else,’”says Howard Joseph, widower to the late Ruth Bradley. [...] 

 

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