The sad thing was that Gay had lost her other sister, Andrea, who died of a brain aneurysm in her 30s.Īfter her death, her brother, Bob also was found unresponsive in his room found by the hotel staff around 4 p.m. Later found out it was scleroderma which is caused by the body’s natural collagen going wild and creating huge areas of scaly scar tissue. Gay Saget was misdiagnosed at first in its early stages as a harmless rash. No one should have to suffer as Gay did, which is why I’m committed to finding a cure.” /DkJmbzLss5 She lost her life to scleroderma at age 47. “Today would have been my sister Gay’s 75th birthday. Scleroderma Research Foundation board member remembers his sister on her birthday: She suffered a lot of pain as her internal organs fossilize in an awful way.
The illness not only hardens the skin but also lets the limbs unable to bend. 'Scleroderma Research Foundation board member BobSaget remembers his sister on her birthday: 'Today would have been my sister Gay's 75th birthday,'' the SRF tweeted. The autoimmune illness had no cure but the doctors did what they could to decrease the severity of the symptoms and manage complications. Before his death on Sunday, Bob Saget shared a message to his late sister via the Scleroderma Research Foundation. Gay Saget died of the gruesome disease called Scleroderma. He also began a foundation that helped raise $35 million in funds for research into treatments for the disease.ĭedicating his life to supporting the Board of Directors at Scleroderma Research Foundation, he fulfilled his life’s purpose.Īfter years of her passing, Bob also suffered from the same disease and passed away at the age of 65. Gay Saget was diagnosed with scleroderma at the age of 44 years and she had. The unfortunate death of Gay Saget propelled Bob Saget to become an activist for the Scleroderma Research Foundation.
And Bob won’t be either ❤️ /AKhvCzm235Īfter her demise, her brother, Bob created and directed a movie named “For Hope” inspired by Gay and as a tribute to her lost soul. One of Bob Saget’s sisters, Gay Saget, passed away sadly in 1994 at the age of 47 years as a result of a connective tissue disease called scleroderma. It may seem silly, but it helped me somehow. Aside from his many creative gifts, he also shared this profound grief. She battled the illness for 3 years that slowly and agonizingly turned her skin and internal organs to stone.īob Saget spoke openly & poignantly about loss. The disease affects women than men, typically between the ages of 30 and 50 years of age. Gay was diagnosed with scleroderma around the age of 44 and died just a few years later at the age of 47. It is a rare disease that hardens and tightens the skin and connective tissues. Bob Saget’s sister Gay Saget was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disorder called scleroderma in 1992.