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Living With Lupus
You have it but it does not have you!
Public Service AnnouncementLupus is an autoimmune disease that affects 1.5 million people
which is not an accurate number because it is often misdiagnosed. Lupus affects more women than men especially African-American women are more likely to have the disease than Caucasian women. There are 102,000 hospitalizations per year and the cost is undetermined due to the misdiagnosis of symptoms that are similar to Diabetes, Cardiovascular, and Pulmonary.
Public Service Announcement
Living with Lupus, we can help you to counteract the disease. We will teach each individual about the disease. We will achieve goals and solve problems by working as a team. We will perform with integrity for the good of each individual. We will strive to help every individual. You are not alone in this battle of living with Lupus. Together, we will succeed in bringing harmony and balance to one’s life. We can overcome the challenges that the disease can bring you. Together as one to overcome the challenge and look forward to brighter days.
Lupus
YOU HAVE IT BUT IT DOES NOT HAVE YOU!
Testimonial
Patty an 80 year old white female with Lupus and Cardiovascular Disease. She was diagnosed with Lupus in 1987 when she had her first heart attack. Her cardiologist seen that her face was broke out with the malar rash which is the butterfly pattern which is recognized as Lupus Discoid. Her cardiologist sent her blood work to the CDC for confirmation. She has been doing nutritional and herbal therapy under the advisement of her cardiologist and primary care physician. She has learned through education of her disease and nutrition that she can keep her Lupus under control. She has not been hospitalized for her Lupus since doing the nutritional and herbal therapy. Her motto is “I eat to live not live to eat.”
References
www.cdc.gov www.nih.gov www.who.org www.in.gov www.lupus.org www.lupusresearch.org www.lupusresearchinstitute.org www.ncbi.nih.gov www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov www.medlineplus.gov