I received an email from Lindsey Grogan,  the University of Georgia student with scleroderma who is swimming in the paralympics this summer (see this blog post).

 Hello!
Sorry it took me so long to reply. Finals are coming up next week so things are pretty busy!vI have focal scleroderma, I think it is similar to or the same thing as localized. I was diagnosed when I was 2. My left leg contracted and
became smaller, and the left side of my face also was affected. As a result, my leg was amputated when I was 7. (I used a walker/crutches to get around before then.) I started swimming that same summer on a recreational team in my hometown, and I got involved with disability swimming my senior year of high school.

It was great to hear from Lindsey and learn a little more about her story.