I am joining thousands of people across the country for the Walk to End Lupus Now®. I hope that you will join me either by lacing up your sneakers or by donating to my fundraising page. This walk means so much to me because I want to raise awareness for people living with lupus, and how living with your new "normal" can challenging yet inspiring. 

Did you know?

Lupus is a mysterious and misunderstood autoimmune disease. It strikes without warning, affects each person differently, and has no known causes or cure.

Lupus symptoms can be severe and highly unpredictable and can damage any organ or tissue, from the skin or joints to the heart or kidneys.

While lupus can strike anyone at any time, 90% of people living with lupus are women. Women of color are at especially high risk. 

Lupus derives its name from the Latin word for wolf, and early descriptions of this disease used the term to describe the facial lesions that look like a wolf's bite. SLE has pleiotropic clinical manifestations and profound clinical heterogeneity, making its diagnosis and treatment very challenging.