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2021 VF Patient Hero Videos
Ordinary People – Everyday Heroes. When faced with a diagnosis, the road ahead may look scary. But that’s when our patients with vasculitis tap into their superpowers of strength, hope and resilience. Here are a few of the many stories from our everyday heroes whose positive attitude and determination to fight back against the disease is extraordinarily inspiring.[/vc_column_text][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dotted” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#999999″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”Barram”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/WuKF2AeQi7M”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
2021 VF PATIENT HERO
Erica Barram
Microscopic Polyangiitis (MPA) • 2008
“It’s not what happens to us that defines us, it’s how we ‘choose’ to respond to what happens to us that defines us.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dotted” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#999999″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”Bautista”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/Bk7YR527vuE”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
2021 VF PATIENT HERO
Isabel Bautista
Relapsing Polychondritis • 2013
“You are a warrior.
Not because you won,
but because you keep
fighting every single day.”
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2021 VF PATIENT HERO
Anjum Kohli
Wegener’s Granulomatosis • 2014
“With God all things are possible.”
— Matthew 19:26[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dotted” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#999999″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”Singh”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/OWx4OsuZxAs”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
2021 VF PATIENT HERO
Loveleen Singh
Granulomatosis withpolyangiitis (GPA) • 2019
“My mission in life is not merely to survive, but to thrive; and to do so with some passion, some compassion, some humor, and some style.”
― Maya Angelou
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2021 VF PATIENT HERO
Mark Street
Granulomatosis withpolyangiitis (GPA) • 2016
“You are braver than you believe, stronger than you seem, and smarter than you think.”
— Christopher Robin[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dotted” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#999999″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”Swearingen”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/tUDLl6_ZVgY”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
2021 VF PATIENT HERO
Caroline Swearingen
Refractory Takayasu Arteritis • 2017
“Courage is grace under pressure”
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2021 VF PATIENT HERO
Kate Tierney
Eosinophilic granulomatosis withpolyangiitis (EGPA) • 2000
“Always have HOPE in hard times, meaning Having Only Positive Expectations.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dotted” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#999999″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”Todd”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/M1obH86Ddo4″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
2021 VF PATIENT HERO
Cindy Todd
Behcet’s Disease • 2011
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dotted” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#999999″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”Wilson”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/JBcHyWAWp1E”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
2021 VF PATIENT HERO
Adisyn Wilson
pANCA / GPA • 2020
“It’s ok to be scared, that’s what makes you brave!”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dotted” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#999999″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”Wiseman”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/x1Tt4k4BH60″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
2021 VF PATIENT HERO
Charlotte Bowen Wiseman
Granulomatosis withpolyangiitis (GPA) • 2020
“Only in the darkness can you seethe stars.”
― Martin Luther King Jr.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dotted” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#999999″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”Kullman”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://youtu.be/zdOpT_OMsXc”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
2021 VF HERO TO PATIENT
Joyce Kullman
“Every day I am inspired by the determination of our patients of all ages. From the 8-year-old giving a class presentation on GPA to the 88-year-old reassuring her family that she’s going to be alright. They are all heroes in my book.”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_separator color=”custom” style=”dotted” border_width=”2″ accent_color=”#999999″][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row el_id=”Merkel”][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_video link=”https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RHmgUlVa4n0″][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]
2021 VF HERO TO PATIENT
Peter Merkel, MD
“Why not a cure?”[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]