WALKERS NEEDED...INQUIRE WITHIN!

Join Team W.I.F.E. as we participate in the 20th Annual Lupus Loop 5K Run & 2.5 Mile Walk for Lupus

Date: Sunday, October 30

Venue: Memorial Hall Loop in Fairmount Park

Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Registration per person is $20; all proceeds will go to the Lupus Foundation.

WHO GETS LUPUS?

Lupus is a serious health problem that mainly affects young women. Most people with Lupus first get it as teenagers or as young adults. People of all races may get Lupus. However, black women are three times more likely to develop lupus than white women.

 INSIDER STORY:
Five years ago, a friend and sister in the Lord- Leslie Shepherd, who suffered with this illness passed away due to complications. Since then her family and friends (Team Leslie) have organized to walk in the Lupus Loop 5k & 2.5 Mile Walk. W.I.F.E. will join this team in the fond memory of Leslie and all our friends and family who are impacted by Lupus.

WHAT IS LUPUS?

In Lupus, something goes wrong with the body’s immune system, and this powerful protective system is no longer able to defend the body against illness. Lupus may affect the joints, the skin, the kidneys, the lungs, the hearts, or the brain.

There are Three Types of Lupus:

Systemic Lupus erythematosus the most serious form of Lupus, which may harm the skin mouth, kidneys, brain, lungs, and heart.

Lupus that mainly affects the skin (discoid or cutaneous lupus). Lupus caused by medications (drug-induced lupus), which goes away when the medication is stopped.