Navigating Life with an Autoimmune Disease! 

Approximately 50 million Americans have an Autoimmune Disease. In comparison, cancer affects up to 9 million and heart disease by up to 22 million. There are approximately 100 Autoimmune Diseases with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Diabetes (Type 1), Lupus, and Sjögren’s Disease being among the more common diseases. It is common that a patient will have Sjogren’s, Lupus, and RA together, which is why they are sometimes called the “sister” diseases. Unfortunately, Sjogren’s is a somewhat unknown, hard to pronounce, and under-diagnosed disease, despite the fact tat there are approximately 4 million people in the U.S. that have it. This is “Why SjögrensLife” — the more people that talk about it, the more visibility the disease receives.

People sometimes refer to Sjogren’s disease as Sjogren’s Syndrome, Primary Sjogren’s, or Secondary Sjogren’s. There is no difference between these names — they are all Sjogren’s disease and there is an active global initiative to create the most applicable nomenclature around the disease.