Scleroderma: The disease that Bob Saget fought to find a cure for after it took his sister’s life
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Bob Saget served on the board of the Scleroderma Research Foundation. His sister died of the disease at 47.
Saget was involved with the foundation’s fundraising event called Cool Comedy-Hot Cuisine, according to its website. In a sad twist of fate, Saget’s sister, Gay, was diagnosed with the illness while Saget was involved with the foundation. She lost her battle to the disease at the young age of 47 years old, according to multiple media reports.
Scleroderma means "hard skin." According to health experts, it is an autoimmune disease that causes the skin to become inflamed, which then sparks the body’s immune system to make too much collagen. Health experts told Fox News the disease varies in severity and rate of progression.
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