Meet Edward Pruett: Advocate and Relationship Builder
One afternoon, 12-year-old Edward Pruett III was heading over to a neighbor’s house for a game of football, when he noticed something odd....
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Meet Gretchen Schoenstein: 100 Reasons to Celebrate
Gretchen Schoenstein’s autoimmune disease journey began when she was just 9 years old and was diagnosed with what was previously classified as a...
Meet Lesley Wilks: Pretty Sick
Lesley Wilks’ journey with autoimmune diseases has not been an easy one. To date, she has been diagnosed with three separate autoimmune diseases...
Raising Hope: The Joseph Coniglio Charity Golf Tournament
Lucia Coniglio’s family has been significantly impacted by autoimmune disease. She lives with an autoimmune disease causing a narrowing of the esophagus,...
Raising Hope: Tim Lillis
During the pandemic, Tim Lillis and his friends created a weekly virtual workout, with each friend alternating taking responsibility for leading the workout,...
Raising Hope: Amanda Jackson
Welcome to our inspiring blog series, Raising Hope, where we feature stories of individuals who are making a difference for the autoimmune community...
Get Involved During Autoimmune Awareness Month
Celebrated every March, Autoimmune Awareness Month is dedicated to enhancing understanding and recognition of autoimmune diseases. These are conditions where the immune...
Meet Katherine Paglione: Integrating Work Life and Chronic Illness
For the first time ever, Katherine Paglione reflected on her health journey and took time during the pandemic to make some serious changes...
Meet Nick Propper: Redefining Heroism
Nick’s lesson: Understand that taking care of yourself is the most heroic act you can undertake Nick received his diagnosis at what...
Meet Dawn Green: Turning My Pain Into Purpose
Here at the Autoimmune Association, we often hear about long and frustrating diagnostic journeys. On average, patients see four physicians over 4.5 years...
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