Sometimes local sustainability heroes are silent achievers.
Scleroderma is a group of diseases with a common symptom: hardening and tightening of the skin. It is a rheumatic disease, and symptoms include inflammation, pain, swelling and stiffness in the joints, tendons, ligaments, bones, muscles, and/or tissues. It is also an autoimmune disease (1).
There is no cure (yet) for Scleroderma.
The volunteers and committee of the Scleroderma Association of Queensland are one such group of silent achievers. This group unwittingly implements many elements of the sustainability domains. Working tirelessly for those affected by Scleroderma and their families, they implement cultural sustainability by increasing their good health and well-being, social sustainability by providing strong, safe, and inclusive communities, and economic stability through their many fundraising efforts.
Distributing vital resources and information, establishing online support groups or simply being a friend to those learning to live better with Scleroderma are just some of the invaluable actions provided by those involved with this association.
Eternal World is proud to support these amazing people who implement sustainability every day, exhibiting the values required to move us into a sustainable future.
To find out more or support the work of the association by donating, go to: Scleroderma Association of Queensland.
(1) Johns Hopkins Medicine, (2024). Scleroderma Overview. https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/health/conditions-and-diseases/scleroderma#:~:text=Scleroderma%20is%20a%20rheumatic%20disease,ages%20of%2030%20and%2050.