Patient Stories Archives - Page 9 of 10 - The Myositis Association

Eva Avelino: Polymyositis

March 5, 2018June 14, 2018

Eva, from the San Francisco Bay area, was diagnosed with polymyositis in 2012. As a registered nurse, she knew something was wrong when she was unable to walk up the…

Lydia Vazquez: Dermatomyositis

July 26, 2017July 26, 2018

Lydia is from Melbourne, Florida. She was a military nurse when she started feeling symptoms. She stopped working, but the symptoms continued to worsen until she was diagnosed with dermatomyositis.

Stanley Prather: Dermatomyositis

February 3, 2018June 14, 2018

Stanley was diagnosed with dermatomyositis in 2008 after 18 years of symptoms. Before his diagnosis, Stanley visited multiple heart and liver doctors who were convinced his symptoms were due to other…

Carolyn Ester: Sporadic Inclusion-Body Myositis

November 26, 2014June 14, 2018

Carolyn is a nurse from Wichita, Kansas. She was diagnosed with sporadic inclusion-body myositis in 2010 after three years of symptoms and three doctors.

John Mozer: Sporadic Inclusion-Body Myositis

January 29, 2013June 14, 2018

John Mozer is a retired consulting structural engineer and amateur astronomer from Aurora, Colorado. John was diagnosed with sporadic inclusion-body myositis in 2006.