Scleroderma Canada
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Your gift helps our community by funding advocacy and awareness programs, and ongoing research initiatives. It's less than a week until #GivingTuesdayCA - please help us continue fighting for a better future for scleroderma patients and their families. www.scleroderma.ca/donate

Scleroderma patients can experience GERD, a condition that can even affect the lungs. Gastro Esophageal Reflux Disease happens when stomach acid flows back into the esophagus. This acid reflux can irritate and damage the lining of the esophagus or flow into the lungs during sleep. Help raise awareness about the complications of GERD during #GERDAwarenessWeek.

Scleroderma is a hard disease. But research, increased awareness, and education among the public and the medical community is changing lives. On #GivingTuesdayCA you can help change lives too. Donate to celebrate a life or a loved one. Together we will find a cure. https://www.scleroderma.ca/donate

Join Michelle for a Life With Scleroderma webinar. Sunday, Oct. 25th, 10am PST, 1pm EST, 2pm Atlantic time.

Excellent advocacy work by the Scleroderma Society of Ontario this week, meeting with Ontario Members of Provincial Parliament. A dedicated team working to improve the quality of life for scleroderma patients.

The SPIN-COVID-19 Fears Study has now been published. See the summary of the results

Congratulations to Scleroderma Research Foundation, Bob Saget, Susan Feniger, and everyone involved in Sunday's Cool Comedy Hot Cuisine fundraiser. Through their tireless efforts, over $1.1 million dollars was raised for scleroderma research! : Scleroderma Research Foundation

Welcome Bob Saget into your living room again AND support a fantastic cause - scleroderma research! On October 18th Bob and restauranteur Susan Feniger host a special online edition of the Scleroderma Research Foundation fundraiser Cool Comedy Hot Cuisine that you can watch from home! Get your virtual "ticket" at www.srfcure.org/events/cool-comedy-hot-cuisine/

For some, scleroderma is an invisible illness - and with that comes stigma. The lack of social awareness can add another layer of stress to an already difficult disease. Lydia Aimone writes about her experience, and offers some tips.

Thank you to Corbus Pharmaceuticals for their involvement in this year's National Scleroderma Conference.

Scleroderma Canada would like to thank the sponsors of the 2020 National Scleroderma Conference. We are grateful for your support and would not be able to bring these important events to our community without it. Boehringer Ingelheim Janssen Canada Mallinkrodt Corbus Pharma... Tim Hortons See more

Happy Thanksgiving from everyone here at Scleroderma Canada. Although family gatherings might be very small or even virtual, enjoy the food and company you're with. --------- Joyeuse Action de Grâce de tout le monde ici à Sclérodermie Canada. Bien que les réunions de famille puissent être très petites ou même virtuelles, profitez de la compagnie avec laquelle vous êtes.

Congratulations to Laura Dyas, recipient of SPIN Group's Maureen Sauvé Inspiration Award for 2020. Thank you for your incredible work as the Executive Director of the Scleroderma Foundation Michigan Chapter and your notable achievements with SPIN.

Congratulations to Catherine Fortuné, recipient of SPIN Group's Maureen Sauvé Inspiration Award for 2019. Thank you for your dedication, Catherine, serving as a Scleroderma Canada board member from 2007-2017.

Highlights from yesterday's sessions at the National Scleroderma Conference: Dr. Brett Thombs' discussion of the SPIN tools developed for scleroderma patients including the SPIN Hand toolkit. Dr. Dinh's presentation on anti-inflammatory and anti-fibrotic potential in relation to the Endocannabinoid System. And Dr. Shapera, Director of the Interstitial Lung Diseases Program at the Toronto General Hospital, shared the 5 most common risk factors for worsening ILD. There is still time to join the conference. Visit www.sclerodermaconference.ca

Thank you to Ontario Health Minister Christine Elliott for kicking off the 2020 National Scleroderma Conference this week with welcoming remarks to guests.

Are you registered for the 2020 Nation Scleroderma Conference? Be sure to check your email, as you will be receiving a link to the event shortly.

Scleroderma Canada is looking forward to seeing all who have signed up for next week's Conference. We hope this unique virtual event will give you hope, courage, and new tools for the future. If you have not done so already, register at www.sclerodermaconference.ca