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Events « Rare Disease Day USA Join NORD in creating awareness for Rare Disease Day. Learn all the ways you can support the 30 million Americans affected by rare diseases.

This was an exciting weekend for mctdHOPE. We received a generous donation which will cover half of our 501c3 filing fees! Thank you Penny - your support is greatly appreciated!!!

Chantal Molenkamp is a Dutch competitive swimmer with MCTD. She hopes to earn a medal in the 2012 Paralympic Games in London.

Competitive swimmer with MCTD

Another way to spread the word about Mixed Connective Tissue Disease!

Video Project « Rare Disease Day USA Join NORD in creating awareness for Rare Disease Day. Learn all the ways you can support the 30 million Americans affected by rare diseases.

Here's an inspirational story about a woman fighting back against MCTD symptoms with karate!

Using karate, fighting condition A pallor swept over Darla Loy’s hands and feet when she was cold. Her hair thinned. Headaches pounded. Arthritis shot pain through her 28-year-old frame.

Do you know a college student with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease or Lupus? Every summer, L.I.F.E provides a few students living with the diseases a college scholarship. The application deadline is July 1st and the recipients are announced in August.

L.I.F.E. Scholarship - About The Scholarship The L.I.F.E. Scholarship will be awarded to one or more students each year in August. Award recipients will receive a minimum award of $500.00 made payable to the educational institution at which they are enrolled for tuition, fees, and other educational-related expenses.

Help Cure MCTD, Help Support mctdHOPE is raising funds to support Mixed Connective Tissue Disease research.

Check out this story about a mom with MCTD helping her son & many other autistic children communicate! Also take a look at her organization Loud Mommy http://www.facebook.com/pages/Loud-Mommy/189490214397830

Mother sets out to buy iPads for other autistic children The profound transformation in the Oathout household, as Grady slowly began to reveal his thoughts and feelings via his iPad, triggered a transformation in Tara Oathout herself. She is now dedicated to getting the same device in the hands of other families like her own –– families who are struggli

The National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD) is offering one of their annual grants for Scleroderma research. If we keep creating awareness, maybe MCTD will be one of next year's candidates!

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mctdhope.org - Home We are dedicated to increasing awareness of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD), a rare autoimmune disorder in which the body's defense system attacks itself. The disease manifests differently in each patient. For some, it is debilitating. There is no known cure for MCTD.Together we can increase