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Eliza Johnstone’s Vasculitis Diagnosis Came Late, She Now Champions Early Diagnosis for Others

Eliza Johnstone’s Vasculitis Diagnosis Came Late, She Now Champions Early Diagnosis for Others Eliza Johnstone, a 19-year-old living in the United Kingdom, feels like she is slowly getting her life back after a five-year journey through a vasculitis diagnosis and treatment that is finally working. She reached out to tell her story because she knows […]

Late Vasculitis Diagnosis Steals Nearly One Decade

Late Vasculitis Diagnosis Steals Nearly One Decade Christine Gerchow was in her final semester at Villanova University in 2002 and planning for a promising career, when at 21 she went to the emergency room with a high fever after vomiting blood. Her white blood count was extremely high, and she nearly died during a medical […]

Nearly 40 Years with Vasculitis—And Counting

Nearly 40 Years with Vasculitis—And Counting When I called Kristen Dill in mid-July, she was at her summer home in Southwestern Maine, a house on a lake with a big ski mountain across from it. “I’m looking at puffy clouds and a beautiful sky,” she told me.  Kristen Dill is an artist, attentive to life’s details. […]

Raising Money for the VF Can be Fun and Easy

Raising Money for the VF Can Be Fun and Easy Suzanne DePaolis, a Vasculitis Foundation board member, believes in supporting the foundation’s mission and its programs. She also believes in using her time and talents to create innovative and fun ways to raise money for the foundation.As a board members she knows that developing the […]

“I’m Always Fighting for More Tomorrows” – Jordyn’s Vasculitis Story

“I’m Always Fighting for More Tomorrows” Describe yourself in a few sentences.  I feel like I’m kind of a person split into my life before GPA and after. Before GPA, I was an avid traveler and I was super involved in the animal welfare community. I was an animal cruelty investigator and I loved that […]

Fasenra®(benralizumab) approved by FDA to treat Eosinophilic Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis (EGPA)