DENVER — Aimee Ward had no symptoms until 2022. “Lots of symptoms, and feeling icky, but mainly my fingers were swollen, all my joints hurt, and I went to several doctors. Couldn’t figure out what was going on,” Ward said. Hear more about Aimee Ward's journey toward a diagnosis, and the possible solution, in the video below. Colorado woman's clinical trial may bring hope for autoimmune disorder patients She was eventually diagnosed with systemic sclerosis, a rare and progressive autoimmune disease.