Lupus Awareness Month

May is Lupus Awareness Month

Lupus Awareness Month, May, is the time we all come together to educate others and raise awareness about lupus—with friends and family, at work, in our neighborhoods, and even officials in the City, State and Federal government. Take part in this opportunity to share the facts, and make a difference for all those impacted by Lupus.

Show Your Support—just choose something from our awareness calendar each day this month!

SUN	MON	TUE	WED	THU	FRI	SAT
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						Take a walk and enjoy nature!!
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Sign-up to run, bike or walk for lupus research!	Learn about Lupus	Meditate with Julie! — meditation may help to decrease pain?	Don’t forget to sign up for the Lupus NE Symposium!	Take a deep breath, call a friend or family member, and enjoy your day.	Looking for a Support Group? We have one for you!	Try an easy trail hike in the Bay Area, or Join The National Coalition of 100 Black Women's Virtual Wellness Retreat
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Click here if you have questions about pregnancy and lupus?	World Lupus Day! Share your lupus story on social media to make lupus visible, with #lupusawarenessmonth 💜	Meet our Face of Lupus 2021, Hannah de Groot.	Get tips for curbing pesky sugar cravings in this Living Well with Lupus FAQ.	Watch our founder, Jo Dewhirst talk about our beginnings!	Dr. Parsa answers questions about COVID-19 and Lupus	Questions about COVID-19? We have info for you!
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Calm your heart with this meditation with Julie.	Try out Kundalini Yoga + a 3-minute meditation with Julie to help relieve stress.	Do you have questions about Life Insurance? Watch this!	Did you know we have over 260 Buddies in our Buddy Program?	Ask your city to make a Lupus Proclamation	💜💜💜💜💜 #PutOnPurple Day! Wear purple and show your support online and in the community.	Join Office Hours with Dr. Parsa & guest Rheumatologist to talk about research in pediatric lupus.
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Take a Day Trip and visit a hidden gem!	Hear LWWL Practitioner & #LupusWarrior, Julie, share her lupus jourrney, in Healing Julie.	Try a new meditation with Julie.	Check out a Living Well with Lupus virtual event or see an online replay.	Learn about & look for Lupus Clinical Trials.	Share a #LupusWarrior selfie on our social media.	Wear purple and tell someone about lupus!
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Take 5 minutes and Meditate with Julie.	Check out these Makeup Tips for anytime and days when you're having a lupus flare.

Lupus Awareness Tools

Share these resources during May to help raise awareness among your friends and family.

SHARE "10 THINGS" ABOUT LUPUS

Download and share 10 things to know about lupus with your friends and family.

Video Resources

See expert sessions, meditations, & FAQ interviews about lupus.

Get Fact Sheet

Get the 10 things to know about lupus fact sheet and send it to a friend.

Get Involved

See how you can participate in raising awareness about lupus in your community.

First

Choose an awareness or advocacy activity or event from our calendar each day in May.

Second

Consider organizing a Lupus Awareness Day at your office or in your community.

Third

Ask your City, County, or State to Proclaim May Lupus Awareness Month.
See How Below.

Be an Advocate

Help make a Proclamation.

Would you like to have your City or County declare May Lupus Awareness Month? Great! We can help you do that.

Step 1: Contact Us at communnications@lfnc.org to let us know you are working on this.
Step 2: Contact your local City Council member or County supervisor. (We have a sample email for you to use).
Step 3: Once they say yes, work to a) schedule a date to receive it at a City Council meeting and b) over them sample Proclamation text.
Step 4: Advertise Proclamation date—email us and let your friends & family know. If you have a local support group ask them all to attend.
Step 5: Try to get a local newspaper or blog to cover the Proclamation.