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Jan 10, 2022 · Bob Saget was an outspoken activist for scleroderma research after his sister Gay died from the autoimmune disease in 1994
Jan 14, 2022 · Just weeks before he died, Saget spent a day with CBS News chief medical correspondent Dr. Jon LaPook, speaking about his sister Gay in one of his final interviews. Gay Saget died from...
Jan 10, 2022 · Aside from his comedy career, Saget was known to have been an advocate for people battling with the chronic autoimmune disease scleroderma, which his sister, Gay Saget, had died with in her 40s.
Jan 12, 2022 · She had scleroderma, which fueled Saget's longtime quest to find a cure for the disease, according to Deann Wright, a board member of the Scleroderma Research Foundation (SRF), of which Saget was ...
Jan 10, 2022 · But it was the death of his beloved sister Gay following a battle with the autoimmune disease scleroderma which transformed him into an avid advocate for raising money to find a cure.
Jan 10, 2022 · As it turns out, Jan. 9 would have been his older sister's 75th birthday, but the former school teacher from Philadelphia died in 1994 following her scleroderma diagnosis.
Jan 10, 2022 · It was a relationship born from shared circumstances: Saget lost his sister Gay to the disease in 1994, and he joined SRF’s board nine years later; Evnin was diagnosed in 1998 and has served as...
Jan 12, 2022 · Bob Saget on 'For Hope,' his film on sister's battle with scleroderma. As Bob Saget is remembered by his friends and co-stars, one memory that stands out is his commitment to finding a cure for...
Jan 12, 2022 · The beloved comedian — who died Sunday at age 65 — had spent the last 25 years "committed" to raising awareness of scleroderma, the rare autoimmune disorder that his older sister Gay died from in...
Jan 10, 2022 · Bob Saget’s sister, Gay, died of scleroderma at age 47, and he died on her birthday. Saget was found dead in an Orlando, Florida hotel room Sunday, January 9, 2022. He was 65.
