My Churg Strauss (EGPA) Life I never feel why me? I feel why not me? CSS (Churg Strauss Syndrome/Vasculitis), now known as EGPA – Eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis – is an autoimmune disease which is incurable, progressive, and can be life-threatening. Fortunately, I was diagnosed relatively early, and I am…...
Carrie’s Story
March 12, 2014 GPA Stories, Vasculitis Stories
Carrie Gallagher is a wellness professional. So after being diagnosed with granulomatosis polyangiitis (Wegener’s) in 2012, she did the only thing she knew to do: Make lifestyle changes to help her live actively with the disease. “I do certain things to help myself besides traditional medicine,” she says. Gallagher had…...
Vasculitis Night at the Harbourcats
November 26, 2013 Other Stories
Matt “Boomer” Zupanc is the P.A. announcer for the Victoria Harbourcats Baseball team on Vancouver Island, Canada. Matt, 21, was diagnosed with vasculitis as a toddler and over the past 20 years has faced many health challenges. Through all the tough times, the one constant thing has been his love…...
Giving to Others Helps the Soul – Brian’s Story
November 20, 2013 GPA Stories, Vasculitis Stories
Giving to Others helps the Soul Since being diagnosed in 2002, Brian Crenshaw has undergone 11 surgeries and five cardio conversions. But you’d be hard-pressed to know he has Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA/Wegener’s). “God has blessed me in ways I can’t begin to understand,” says the Cincinnati, Ohio resident. “So…...
The Power of Transformation – Fran’s Story
November 20, 2013 GPA Stories, Vasculitis Stories
