About Us
Welcome to the Scleroderma Foundation, South Carolina
Chapter website, based in the Greenville area. We are
here to serve you, so please feel free to contact us.
The South Carolina Chapter provides
an answer to one of the problems of scleroderma—those
with scleroderma need not feel alone any longer! Our mission
is to provide a safe place for patients to share and also
to increase public awareness. What most people don't know
is that scleroderma is not really rare. In fact, it afflicts
more people than Muscular Dystrophy, Cystic Fibrosis, or Multiple
Sclerosis. Hundreds of thousands are afflicted in the United
States alone. Yet, it still is a disease with no known cause
or cure. We must, however, keep HOPE in our hearts...HOPE
for a cure, HOPE for each other, and HOPE for the future.
Together we can make a difference. Join
us today!
Our Purpose
The PURPOSE of the Chapter is to help patients make contact
with each other through Chapters, Newsletters, and Workshops;
To EDUCATE and INFORM the public about scleroderma, its meaning,
and its consequences through a central base; to ENCOURAGE
more awareness within the medical profession;
To PROMOTE medical research toward finding a cause and cure;
To ACCEPT donations, bequests, memorials, and grants from
our generous supporters. |
