Indigo Philo was a freshman in college when she was diagnosed with ulcerative colitis.

A day prior to her 51st birthday last year, Aline Keller fell in the shower. A couple of months later she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.

Even though Lizzie’s 16-year-old sister has type 1 diabetes, this soccer star didn’t think she would get the disease. 

Cheryl Hile runs marathons, bicycles and holds a demanding full-time job—all while living with multiple sclerosis.

Originally from Auburn, Wash., Kerri Arceo moved to Guam where she met her husband, a native of the island territory.