Support Psoriatic Arthritis Research with Kindness Love and Education.
Our purpose is to educate the general public on PsA, offer support to Erin and others who have PsA and to provide financial assistant to support the ongoing medical costs incurred by this disease.
What is Psoriatic Arthritis?
While many people consider Psoriasis a skin disease, its primary cause is a malfunctioning immune system and it doesn't just affect the skin. Many of its worst effects can come from Psoriatic Arthritis, a swelling of the joints that develops in some people with Psoriasis. Psoriatic Arthritis causes symptoms like other types of arthritis -- stiff, painful, and swollen joints -- and it can be serious. Untreated, Psoriatic Arthritis can cause bone loss and deformation of the joints.
As with any diagnosis, there are varying degrees of the disease. In the two years it took Erin to get the right diagnosis, the disease progressed into the severely advanced stage. Psoriatic Arthritis affects over 20 joints in her body.
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