Dr. Vikas Majithia with a patient with rheumatoid arthritis.

Patients & Families

 

Patients and families can find hope and make an impact on the search for a cure.

 

Learn about current research aiming to improve the lives of these patients living with rheumatic disease with funding from the Rheumatology Research Foundation.

 

Lilly Romine


“Lilly has had a few rough patches with juvenile arthritis and hospital stays, but her pediatric rheumatologist has been amazing. I still have worries, but I know Lilly will be a success story.”

Howard Joseph

"A few months after Ruth and I got engaged, complications from lupus put Ruth in the hospital."

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Melanie Mullikin

"When I was practically crawling, I went to a rheumatologist who diagnosed me with severe rheumatoid arthritis."

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Laura Jonas McGaffick

“I have had to give up so many things like a teaching career, hiking, and skiing.”

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A young femaie holds the inflamed hands of a man with rheumatoid arthritis.

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