Help Chicago in the Lupus Walk!
08-18-2008, 04:35 PM
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Help Chicago in the Lupus Walk!
Hi Kids!!!! BabyRuth has been doing this Lupus walk for 3 years, & just introduced it to me. I was excited to hear about this, because in I was diagnosed with Lupus in highschool.
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect various parts of the body, including the skin, joints, heart, lungs, blood, kidneys and brain. Normally the body's immune system makes proteins called antibodies, to protect the body against viruses, bacteria, and other foreign materials. These foreign materials are called antigens.
In an autoimmune disorder like lupus, the immune system cannot tell the difference between foreign substances and its own cells and tissues. The immune system then makes antibodies directed against itself. These antibodies -- called "auto-antibodies" (auto means 'self') -- cause inflammation, pain and damage in various parts of the body.
Inflammation is considered the primary feature of lupus. Inflammation, which in Latin means "set on fire," is characterized by pain, heat, redness, swelling and loss of function, either on the inside or on the outside of the body (or both).
For most people, lupus is a mild disease affecting only a few organs. For others, it may cause serious and even life-threatening problems. Although epidemiological data on lupus is limited, studies suggest that more than 16,000 Americans develop lupus each year.
The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) estimates between 1.5 - 2 million Americans have a form of lupus, but the actual number may be higher. More than 90 percent of people with lupus are women. Symptoms and diagnosis occur most often when women are in their child-bearing years, between the ages of 15 and 45.
In the United States, lupus is more common in African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans than in Caucasians.
If you would like to help us & dontate to help find a cure for lupus, please go to:
http://walkforlupusnowil2008.kintera.org/sleisen
or
http://walkforlupusnowil2008.kintera...olutionchicago
Thank you! <3
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that can affect various parts of the body, including the skin, joints, heart, lungs, blood, kidneys and brain. Normally the body's immune system makes proteins called antibodies, to protect the body against viruses, bacteria, and other foreign materials. These foreign materials are called antigens.
In an autoimmune disorder like lupus, the immune system cannot tell the difference between foreign substances and its own cells and tissues. The immune system then makes antibodies directed against itself. These antibodies -- called "auto-antibodies" (auto means 'self') -- cause inflammation, pain and damage in various parts of the body.
Inflammation is considered the primary feature of lupus. Inflammation, which in Latin means "set on fire," is characterized by pain, heat, redness, swelling and loss of function, either on the inside or on the outside of the body (or both).
For most people, lupus is a mild disease affecting only a few organs. For others, it may cause serious and even life-threatening problems. Although epidemiological data on lupus is limited, studies suggest that more than 16,000 Americans develop lupus each year.
The Lupus Foundation of America (LFA) estimates between 1.5 - 2 million Americans have a form of lupus, but the actual number may be higher. More than 90 percent of people with lupus are women. Symptoms and diagnosis occur most often when women are in their child-bearing years, between the ages of 15 and 45.
In the United States, lupus is more common in African Americans, Latinos, Asians, and Native Americans than in Caucasians.
If you would like to help us & dontate to help find a cure for lupus, please go to:
http://walkforlupusnowil2008.kintera.org/sleisen
or
http://walkforlupusnowil2008.kintera...olutionchicago
Thank you! <3
(and thanks for the definition as i was not aware of what it really was)
09-02-2008, 08:46 PM
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Great news, we are the 4th top fundraiser in Chicago!!! We need a few more hundred dollars to make our goal! Since we raised so much money, we will have a tent too!!!! So, keep trying to get donations, & for anyone who hasn't donated, please donate! There's no amount that is too little!!! This is in Grant park & if we push our donations a little harder, we will be recognized during the ceremony! This could be HUGE for SE! :D
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