American comedian and actor Bob Saget has been confirmed dead.

Bob Saget was found dead at the Ritz-Carlton on Sunday, January 9, 2022, at the age of 65.

Before his demise, Bob had been heavily involved in scleroderma campaigns.

According to Mayoclinic.org, a scleroderma is a group of rare diseases that involve the hardening and tightening of the skin and connective tissues.

Scleroderma affects women more often than men and most commonly occurs between the ages of 30 and 50

Bob was a member of the Scleroderma Research Foundation’s board of directors, for years and there’s a reason behind his involvement.

What disease does Bob Saget have?

Bob Saget didn’t have any known diseases, however, his late sister Gay Saget had scleroderma.

In 2017, Gay Saget confirmed to Today website that she was diagnosed with scleroderma when there was little to be done. His sister also died from an incurable disease.

“No one should have to suffer as my sister Gay did,” Gay wrote. “She was 44 in 1992 when she was diagnosed with systemic scleroderma, a disease that strikes mostly women in the prime of their lives.”

“She had been living in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, but moved back to Los Angeles to be with my parents as they sought medical care for her. Two years later, she passed away.”

Seeing scleroderma take his sister’s life encouraged Bob Saget to get involved in the fight against the disease. In 1996, he directed a television movie titled “For Hope” which was based on his family’s scleroderma story.

“I will spend the rest of my life dedicated to helping our amazing Board of Directors at the incredible Scleroderma Research Foundation to work with the best medical minds as we fund a cure. We are still at the stage where we need attention and much more funding,” Saget wrote.

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