Economic Challenges of Long Term Care

A recent article published in the Courier Newsroom discussed the challenges of caring for those with chronic illnesses and the economic and financial burdens that families face when dealing with…

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Rare Disease Week on Capitol Hill

TMA is very excited to be participating again Rare Disease Week on Capitol Hill  with our partner, The Every Life Foundation (February 24-29).  Last year, we were able to secure…

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Eva Avelino

Eva Avelino: Polymyositis

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…

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Lydia Vasquez

Lydia Vazquez: Dermatomyositis

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.

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