“Bob was a champion for scleroderma patients everywhere dating back to 1991 when he first became involved with the Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF), even before his sister Gay lost her battle with the disease in 1994. “It is with a very heavy heart that we mourn the loss of our friend and Board member, Bob Saget,” the organization said. The organization issued a statement Monday on Saget’s death.
Saget produced a made-for-TV movie that was based on his sister’s fight against the disease and spent the years after her death supporting and raising funds for the Scleroderma Research Foundation.
Skin can appear shiny because it’s so tight, and movement of the affected area may be restricted. These patches may be shaped like ovals or straight lines or cover wide areas of the trunk and limbs.
The most commonly affected organs are the esophagus, heart, lungs, and kidneys.” Fibrosis can also affect internal organs and can lead to impairment or failure of the affected organs. “This may be followed by puffy or swollen hands before the skin becomes thickened and hard. The signs and symptoms of systemic scleroderma usually begin with episodes of Raynaud’s phenomenon, which can occur weeks to years before fibrosis. “The fibrosis is caused by the body’s production of too much collagen, which normally strengthens and supports connective tissues. According to the National Institutes for Health, the disorder is “characterized by the buildup of scar tissue in the skin and other organs.” Systemic scleroderma is an autoimmune disorder that affects the skin and internal organs. She had to move to Los Angeles to live with my parents because she needed so much help. “She got treatment, but it was just treating her symptoms with drugs like prednisone and cortisone.
She was 44 when she was diagnosed with systemic scleroderma,” he told NIH Medline Plus Magazine in 2019.
“My sister, Gay Saget, was a school teacher near Philadelphia.