Women of H.O.P.E. (Health Occupations Promoting Education)
We will be hosting our annual HP&H5K (Hair Peace & Hope) RUN/WALK at the Miramar Regional Park on Saturday, October 26th, 2024 at 7am.
About Women of H.O.P.E
Women of H.O.P.E. (Health Occupations Promoting Education) will be hosting its annual HP&H5K (Hair Peace & Hope) RUN/WALK at the Miramar Regional Park. The main goal of this run/walk is to help bring awareness and support to those who live with autoimmune diseases, some, that result in devastating hair loss.
This life changing event aims to bring people together to celebrate the lives of those currently battling an autoimmune disease, remember loved ones lost, and help to raise funds for hair prosthesis (wigs) for women and men with hair loss due to an autoimmune disease and other areas of need.
We invite walkers, runners, joggers, and rollers (baby strollers and wheelchairs) of all ages to come out and participate. Even if you can’t join in the race, come support a great cause and have a good time doing so!
About Tanya Milhomme-Simmons
If I had a dime for every time I heard “you don’t look sick” over the years, I probably wouldn’t have to work anymore. Mixed Connective Tissue Disease is an autoimmune disease in which the body’s defense system attacks itself. Most of the times the abbreviation MCTD is used to refer to this disease. Unfortunately for me, I couldn’t just have one disease on the list of autoimmune diseases. I have several. MCTD is referred to as an overlap disease because the signs and symptoms are a combination of disorders, Lupus, scleroderma and polymyositis. People with MCTD may have a combination of various autoimmune diseases.