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Lafayette LITE Center lights up purple for World Lupus Day
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Lafayette is lighting up for Lupus Awareness Month.
Approximately 1.5 million Americans have a form of lupus. Of individuals diagnosed with lupus, 90% are women. 80% of people develop lupus between 15 and 45 years of age.
For World Lupus Day, the LITE Center in Lafayette is lit up purple. Organizers say itâs to bring more awareness and visibility of the autoimmune disease.
âIt was little known so I had to figure it out on my own,â said Lupus Matters CEO, Monica Elis.
Monica Elis was diagnosed with lupus over 20 years ago. She says, itâs a learning process
Read More There is a lot about lupus that is still a conundrum to us, said Dr. Karen H. Costenbader, a professor of medicine at Harvard Medical School and director of the Lupus Program at Brigham and Women s Hospital in Boston. It s treatable, but it can still be very painful and challenging to overcome, said Costenbader, who is also chair of the Lupus Foundation of America s Medical-Scientific Advisory Council.
May 10 is World Lupus Day, and we recently caught up with Costenbader to learn more about the disease.
This conversation has been edited and condensed for clarity.
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