
Skin Like a Rock but the Words Get Through
Scleroderma affects about 300,000 people across the U.S. In comparison, the same number of people are affected by multiple sclerosis. Still, you probably have never heard of it or seen a fundraiser or research study involving scleroderma. Scleroderma is a chronic, progressive, autoimmune disease in which the immune system attacks your body. The word literally means “hard skin'” or skin like a rock. It can cause a thickening and tightening of the skin and can be very painfu