Enhance Your Lupus Knowledge | | The Expert Series is our new educational video series featuring empowering presentations from leading lupus experts. Launched this January, each installment focuses on helping you live well with lupus. Our recent episodes concentrate on financing medical care and managing and preventing flares. New segments are posted the third Thursday of every month. You can check out our current episodes now, and subscribe to receive a notification when new episodes become available. Watch | Leave a legacy by helping people living with lupus | | | Make Your Mark this May | With Lupus Awareness Month approaching this May, it's never too early to plan how you will Make Your Mark in supporting the fight against lupus. Mallory Nwaokai kicked off her Make Your Mark fundraiser in 2017. This year, she's excited to meet a higher fundraising goal. Read more
| | Sleep Well Despite Lupus | Not getting enough sleep can mean more than being groggy, it can also increase inflammation in your body. But, falling asleep isn't always easy, especially when you're dealing with pain or other symptoms of lupus. Learn what strategies people with lupus use to get enough sleep. Sleep tips
| | March is National Kidney Month | It's estimated that up to 60 percent of all people with lupus will develop kidney complications. Take the time to learn how lupus affects your kidneys. Learn more | Take Action, Join Virtual Advocacy Day | On March 21, lupus advocates unable to attend the National Advocacy Summit will ask legislators to support critical lupus research funding. Become an advocate today! Sign up | Healthcare Hero | Tracoyia Roach is our 2017 Lupus Foundation of America Gina M. Finzi Student Summer Fellowship recipient. A personal loss led her to pursue a career in lupus research. Read more | Raising Funds with Dancing and Rhythm | Graciela Barco heard about the Walk To End Lupus Now in 2015. Since then, she has formed a team and each year holds a Zumbathon to raise money for the walk. Read more | | Spring is almost upon us! Be Powerful and join over 70,000 walkers in 60+ cities by signing up for a Walk to End Lupus Now® event in your community. Walk to End Lupus Now events will take place soon in Atlanta, Birmingham, Ala., Charlotte, N.C., Cincinnati, Dallas, Galveston, Texas, Harrisburg, Pa., Houston, Huntsville, Ala., New York City, Orlando, Fla., Raleigh, N.C., Salt Lake City, UT., San Antonio, Tampa, Fla., and Washington, DC Find these Walk dates or a Walk to End Lupus Now happening near you!
| | "Thank you for all that you do. I was diagnosed in early childhood, and 43 years later I have strength and hope from the love of people like you! I have lupus, but lupus doesnt have me!" -Sara B., Instagram | | | |
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