Granulomatosis with Polyangiitis

A Patient’s Perspective: Roadblocks to Care Must be Addressed

Jane had worked in public policy and advocacy her entire career, including her current role as a senior policy analyst for a large health care association. But when she was diagnosed with vasculitis, she started thinking about health policy not just from a professional perspective, but a personal one. Living…...

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Steroids and Snow Peas: A Tale of Victory Over Vasculitis

“How in God’s Green Earth can YOU be so chipper?” queried a fellow shopper after I assaulted her cerebellum with my litany of GPA/Autoimmune/ Primary Immune Deficiency/Diabetic/Tracheal Stenotic/Neurotic High Dose Steroid Syndrome/Tracheostomy Reliant/Rituxan Receiving/Anemic diagnosis. I’m the President of the “But You Don’t LOOK Sick!” Club, and am in training…...

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Introducing Our 2023-2024 VCRC-VF Fellow: Roger Yang, MD

Roger Yang, MD, began his Vasculitis Clinical Research Consortium (VCRC)-Vasculitis Foundation (VF) Fellowship in September 2022. Dr. Yang’s training through the Penn Vasculitis Center at the University of Pennsylvania will focus on both clinical care of patients with all forms of vasculitis and research on the diseases. As vasculitis may…...

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ABIGAIL QUINN | VF Patient Hero 2022

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) • 2021 “I put my armor on, show you how strong how I am, I put my armor on, I’ll show you that I am, I’m unstoppable” — Sia in the song “Unstoppable”...

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ANN MARIE NIZIOLEK | VF Patient Hero 2022

Granulomatosis with polyangiitis (GPA) • 2015 "God didn’t promise days without pain, laughter without sorrow or sunshine without rain. But He did promise strength for the day and light for the way."...

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