April is Sarcoidosis Awareness Month. What is Sarcoidosis you ask?
It's a rare, life-altering, inflammatory disease with no cure that can attack any organ in the body. Sarc attacked my heart 11 years ago and only by God's grace (and a couple alert cardiologists) am I still here.

Not many people have every heard of this disease, so this month, I will join hundreds of patients across the USA in taking STEPS FOR SARC to create awareness and #MakeItVisible.

Many of the 175,000 patients with Sarc are unable to walk more than a few steps without stopping to catch their breath. That used to be me. In support of my fellow patients, I have pledged to walk at least 175,000 steps this month in honor of the approximately 175,000 individuals living with sarcoidosis in the U.S. and add to FSR's goal of 61,250,000 Steps For Sarc. As of April 28th, I am right on track to meet that goal with 8500 steps each day for the next 3 days.

Additionally, I am trying to raise $7,500 between my Steps For Sarc and my Soccer For Sarc Tournament to go towards patient assistance and research for new treatments with the goal of some day finding a cure to this debilitating disease. The sarcoidosis community and I greatly appreciate your generosity and support!

I hope you will join me this month and help me achieve my goals by making a donation to my fundraising page, and sharing this page link with your friends and family on social media to help raise awareness and #MakeItVisible!

Thank you to all of you who have supported FSR and me over the years with your prayers and encouragement - and to all my supporters, new and old, thank you for your generosity and support!

For more information on sarcoidosis and the Foundation for Sarcoidosis Research go to www.stopsarcoidosis.org

Mark