The "Living Life" with Lupus Support Group
Dedicated to empowering individuals living daily with lupus to pursue productive,
independent, and fulfilling lives since 1996
What is Lupus?
Lupus Erythematous is an chronic autoimmune disease that causes your immune system to become overactive and attacks the healthy tissue in your body. It can affect your heart, lungs, kidney, skin, bones and brain. There is no cure for Lupus and it's not contagious. There are 4 types of Lupus: Systemic, Discord, Drug induced, and Nephritis.
Who We Are
The "Life" with Lupus Support Group, serving metropolitan Chicago, supports anyone afflicted with or affected by lupus. Our support group is designed holistically to have a positive impact on the health status of our constituents and to enhance their quality and longevity of "life" with lupus. For too long, too many have suffered because they were uniformed. Although we know that lupus symptoms are not always easily recognizable; the education process is one of the more powerful weapons w have against this disease. When individuals are more informed, the potential to seek earlier diagnosis and treatment increases. Thereby, leading to a reduction in the high incidence of lupus mortality.
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Our Mission
To encourage, support, and educate anyone with lupus or interested in learning more about this chronic disease through support services, retreats and community outreach. To serve as a community resource to increase public awareness and provide a forum to learn about related issues.
The Mario Redmond Scholarship
Our Mario Redmond Scholarship Program will award a scholarship to a Lupus patient or an immediate family member with Lupus planning to attend a College or University. We will help pay a portion of the college intuition, which can be use for books, room and board or food.
ONLY OPEN TO ILLINOIS RESIDENTS.