Sherlyn Delaney Roberts Will Speak at National Gala in Las Vegas

We are pleased to announce that Sherlyn Delaney Roberts has agreed to speak at our National Gala in Las Vegas next month.

Roberts, who lives in Kansas, will share her inspirational story of recovery from diffuse systemic scleroderma following an autologous stem cell transplant under the care of Thomas Medsger, M.D., a member of the Foundation’s Medical Advisory Board. Roberts, who had the operation last year, reports she is doing very well. Her story will be profiled, by the way, in an upcoming edition of “The Voice.”

Sherlyn has made it one of her life’s missions to spread awareness of scleroderma, and the need for insurance companies to fund “experimental” procedures. She is a vocal advocate of the Foundation and her story is very compelling.

For those of you interested in hearing Sherlyn’s story, tickets to the Gala are still available. Please contact Pam O’Meara, Nevada Chapter, at 702 646-9496 or Frannie Waldron, Scleroderma Foundation, at 800-722-4673.

The gala will be held Saturday, Oct. 14, at the Four Seasons Hotel. It will begin at 6 p.m. with a cocktail hour and an auction led by “The Bachelor” host Chris Harrison, followed by dinner, awards and entertainment. Comedienne Carol Siskind will serve as emcee, and comedian George Wallace and singer/pianist Frankie Scinta will also perform.

Special honorees this year include Senator Harry Reid, a Democrat from Nevada, Foundation spokesperson and entertainer Jason Alexander, Maureen Mayes, M.D., and Foundation board member and former Nevada Chapter President Cindy Nolen.