Living with Stiff Person Syndrome: How Dr. Tracy Scott Turned Pain into Purpose

Dr. Tracy Scott (Photo Provided). 
April is National Minority Health Awareness Month. This story is part of our ongoing coverage highlighting the health challenges—and triumphs—of Black people, especially Black Chicagoans.
Dr. Tracy Scott, a Black man from Chicago’s West Side, is one in a million. That’s not hyperbole. He shares a rare autoimmune disorder with global pop icon Celine Dion—Stiff Person Syndrome (SPS)—a condition that affects roughly one in