April is Sjögren’s Awareness Month: Amplifying Patient Voices and Driving Awareness for an Underrecognized and Serious Autoimmune Disease
Sjögren’s disease is a serious, systemic autoimmune disease that affects millions of people, yet it remains widely misunderstood and underdiagnosed. While commonly known for causing dry eyes and dry mouth, Sjögren’s is a complex disease that impacts the entire body and causes chronic pain, severe fatigue, and neurological symptoms. Additional complications can include damage to kidneys, lungs, liver, and the heart. Sjögren’s can also lead to lymphoma. Despite being one of the most prevalent autoimmune diseases, many patients go years without a proper diagnosis, delaying essential care and treatment.
Representative Joe Morelle (D-NY) recently introduced House Resolution 245, recognizing the significance of Sjögren's disease as a serious and systemic autoimmune disease and expressing support for the designation of April 2025 as Sjögren’s Awareness Month. This resolution, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, underscores the need for greater awareness, highlights the estimated four million Americans living with Sjögren’s, and calls for increased research funding to advance understanding and treatment.
To continue driving awareness and amplifying patient voices, the Sjögren’s Foundation is dedicating April to its annual Sjögren’s Awareness Month campaign, #ThisIsSjögrens. Throughout the month, the Sjögren’s Foundation will share patient stories that showcase the challenges, resilience, and realities of living with this complex autoimmune disease.
How to Get Involved
The Sjögren’s Foundation is calling on individuals and communities to take action and raise awareness:
- If you have Sjögren’s, read and submit your story, which are shared daily, at sjogrens.org/awareness-stories
- Test your Sjögren’s disease knowledge and learn the facts about this underrecognized disease by taking our Sjögren’s knowledge quiz at sjogrens.org/sjogrensmonth
- Join the conversation on social media and share your story using #ThisIsSjögrens.
- Register for the National Patient Conference (April 11 & 12) at sjogrens.org/npc to connect
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April is Sjögren’s Awareness Month: Amplifying Patient Voices and Driving Awareness for an Underrecognized and Serious Autoimmune Disease
Sjögren’s disease is a serious, systemic autoimmune disease that affects millions of people, yet it remains widely misunderstood and underdiagnosed. While commonly known for causing dry eyes and dry mouth, Sjögren’s is a complex disease that impacts the entire body and causes chronic pain, severe fatigue, and neurological symptoms. Additional complications can include damage to kidneys, lungs, liver, and the heart. Sjögren’s can also lead to lymphoma. Despite being one of the most prevalent autoimmune diseases, many patients go years without a proper diagnosis, delaying essential care and treatment.
Representative Joe Morelle (D-NY) recently introduced House Resolution 245, recognizing the significance of Sjögren's disease as a serious and systemic autoimmune disease and expressing support for the designation of April 2025 as Sjögren’s Awareness Month. This resolution, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives, underscores the need for greater awareness, highlights the estimated four million Americans living with Sjögren’s, and calls for increased research funding to advance understanding and treatment.
To continue driving awareness and amplifying patient voices, the Sjögren’s Foundation is dedicating April to its annual Sjögren’s Awareness Month campaign, #ThisIsSjögrens. Throughout the month, the Sjögren’s Foundation will share patient stories that showcase the challenges, resilience, and realities of living with this complex autoimmune disease.
How to Get Involved
The Sjögren’s Foundation is calling on individuals and communities to take action and raise awareness:
Click Here to View Press Release