Lupus Researchers and Advocates Honored at Star-Studded Gala | | Lupus Foundation of America Celebrity Ambassadors, Julian Lennon, Whoopi Goldberg and Ian Harding show their support at the 2017 Evening of Hope Gala. | Researchers and advocates were honored for their tremendous efforts in the fight against lupus at the Lupus Foundation of America's 2017 Evening of Hope Gala. Celebrities including Whoopi Goldberg, Julian Lennon, Ian Harding and Brooke Baldwin participated in the program, which also highlighted the current landscape of lupus research and raised funds for a ground breaking research study using stem cells as a potential new therapy for the treatment of lupus. Read more | Become a Champion for Hope with a monthly donation and build a future without lupus. | | | Advancing Lupus Nephritis Research | The Lupus Foundation of America has placed a high priority on supporting research to address lupus nephritis, including funding a simple test that children and teens can use at home to monitor their lupus kidney disease activity. Learn more
| | Youth Advocates Shine at Evening of Hope | Three youth advocates with lupus told their stories of growing up with the disease and underscored the urgent need for new treatments and cures for all those impacted by lupus during the Foundation's Evening of Hope Gala. Read more
| | Sharing the Journey: Lupus Brain Fog | Many people with lupus experience cognitive symptoms or "lupus brain fog." Our Sharing the Journey group shares some of their tips for outsmarting brain fog. Read more | Research Opportunity for Young People with Lupus and Their Parents | You can help improve emotional support for young people with lupus and their families by sharing your experiences through a research survey. Learn more | Lupus Community Shares Views with FDA at Historic PFDD Meeting | Top decision makers at the FDA heard from over 550 people impacted by lupus about the challenges of the disease and hopes for future treatments. Read more | Design the 2018 Walk to End Lupus Now™ T-shirt! | We want YOU to design our 2018 Walk to End Lupus Now™ t-shirts to be worn by Walk participants all across the country. Think you got what it takes? Contest details | | Walk to End Lupus Now events will take place soon in Boston, Mass., Cranford, N.J., El Paso, Texas, Louisville, Ky., Miami, Fla., Philadelphia, Pa., San Francisco, Calif., and Victoria, Texas. | | "The Evening of Hope was another HUGE success in making big strides towards eradicating the world of lupus. The studies being funded by this are so revolutionary and giving me so much hope that I potentially won't have to live with this cruel disease my entire life like my prognosis told me I would." -Brittany W., Instagram | | | |
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