My name is Cynthia Ikediashi. I reside in Lagos, Nigeria. Early in 2009, while in my third year at the university, I started experiencing weakness in my arms, thighs, and…
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Robert Grun
Robert Grun and his wife were expecting twins. Robert was in his mid-20s working as a compliance officer on mergers, acquisitions, and insider trading in a Wall Street firm in…
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Michelle Watson
Michelle Watson was only 27 when she found herself unable to get up out of a chair. She was working at a hospital at the time, and after getting bloodwork,…
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Dan and Alicia Lowther
Myositis Awareness Month is a time to tell the story of your myositis journey. Thanks to TMA members Dan and Alicia Lowther for sharing their journey in this way with…
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Eli Older
During the 2024 Global Conference on Myositis (GCOM) that took place in Pittsburgh in March, a group of global myositis patient organizations, led by TMA, wanted to be sure the…
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