Scleroderma Foundation Rocky Mountain Chapter

President Jan Oliver
Email: rockymtnscleroderma@yahoo.com
P.O. Box 460940
Aurora CO 80046-0940
Office: 303-806-6686

Scleroderma Foundation Rocky Mountain Chapter

Our Three-Fold Mission:

Support: To help patients and their families cope with scleroderma through mutual support programs, peer counseling, physician referrals, and educational information.

Education: To promote public awareness and education through patient and health professional seminars.

Research: To stimulate and support research to improve treatment and ultimately find the cause of and cure for scleroderma and related diseases.

What is scleroderma?

Scleroderma is a chronic, often progressive autoimmune disease - like rheumatoid arthritis, lupus, and multiple sclerosis - in which the body's immune system attacks its own tissues.
The disease which literally means ''hard skin'', can cause thickening and tightening skin, as well as serious damage to internal organs including the lungs, heart, kidneys, esophagus, and gastrointestinal tract. Scleroderma occurs three to four times more often in women than in men.
For some individuals, scleroderma is a nuisance. For others, it is a life threatening disease. For most people with scleroderma, the disease has a serious impact on daily life. And although medications can sometimes help, there is no cure.

The Scleroderma Foundation also promotes public awareness about scleroderma and funds research to improve treatment and discover the cause and cure.