Nature's first green is gold,
Her hardest hue to hold.
Her early leaf's a flower;
But only so an hour.
Then leaf subsides to leaf.
So Eden sank to grief,
So dawn goes down to day.
Nothing gold can stay.

-Robert Frost

Dear Friends,

Our dad, David R, is 52-years-old.  If things continue as they are, he most likely will not see 55.  He has systemic scleroderma, a rare autoimmune disease that causes the skin, lungs, and other connective tissues in his body to harden.  His lung capacity is 45% and falling.

Until 3 years ago, other patients with advanced systemic ( Read more... )

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