Bendigo scleroderma group to hold event for World Scleroderma Day

Natalie Croxon
Updated June 18 2018 - 2:05pm, first published 11:00am
Scleroderma can have numerous effects on the body: among them are Raynaud's phenomenon, which restricts blood flow to extremities like fingers and toes, and arthritis-like inflammation in joints. Picture: REGIS MARTIN
Scleroderma can have numerous effects on the body: among them are Raynaud's phenomenon, which restricts blood flow to extremities like fingers and toes, and arthritis-like inflammation in joints. Picture: REGIS MARTIN

It’s a potentially serious disease that can take a person out of the workforce, leave them socially isolated and shorten their life, but scleroderma is still not commonly known and sufferers usually go years without a diagnosis.

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Natalie Croxon

Natalie Croxon

Journalist

Reporter at the Illawarra Mercury, mostly covering social affairs. Previously of the Bendigo Advertiser, Northern Daily Leader and Quirindi Advocate. Our Watch award winner.

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