Alright, yesterday was World Lupus Day! I know I'm a day late, but it is still worth the post. I've had lupus for almost 12 years now. Sometimes it behaves itself, and other times it rears it's ugly head. There is no cure, but I have hope that one day there may be. For more information about World Lupus Day visit the official website at www.worldlupusday.org . As always general information about lupus is available from the Lupus Foundation of America. I keep a link to the Lupus Foundation posted on the left column of my blog.The following proclamation is from the website World Lupus Day.
Please join the international lupus community in urging your government to adopt and issue the World Lupus Day Proclamation.
Whereas, lupus is an autoimmune disease that can cause severe damage to the tissue and organs in the body and, in some cases, death; and
Whereas, more than five million people worldwide suffer the devastating effects of this disease and each year over a hundred thousand young women, men and children are newly diagnosed with lupus, the great majority of whom are women of childbearing age; and
Whereas, medical research efforts into lupus and the discovery of safer, more effective treatments for lupus patients are under-funded in comparison with diseases of comparable magnitude and severity; and
Whereas, many physicians worldwide are unaware of symptoms and health effects of lupus, causing people with lupus to suffer for many years before they obtain a correct diagnosis and medical treatment; and
Whereas, there is a deep, unmet need worldwide to educate and support individuals and families affected by lupus; and
Whereas, there is an urgent need to increase awareness in communities worldwide of the debilitating impact of lupus;
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that 10 May 2009 is hereby designated as World Lupus Day on which lupus organizations around the globe call for increases in public and private sector funding for medical research on lupus, targeted education programs for health professionals, patients and the public, and worldwide recognition of lupus as a significant public health issue.
Proclaimed This Day, 10 May 2009
The World Lupus Day Proclamation
Please join the international lupus community in urging your government to adopt and issue the World Lupus Day Proclamation.
Whereas, lupus is an autoimmune disease that can cause severe damage to the tissue and organs in the body and, in some cases, death; and
Whereas, more than five million people worldwide suffer the devastating effects of this disease and each year over a hundred thousand young women, men and children are newly diagnosed with lupus, the great majority of whom are women of childbearing age; and
Whereas, medical research efforts into lupus and the discovery of safer, more effective treatments for lupus patients are under-funded in comparison with diseases of comparable magnitude and severity; and
Whereas, many physicians worldwide are unaware of symptoms and health effects of lupus, causing people with lupus to suffer for many years before they obtain a correct diagnosis and medical treatment; and
Whereas, there is a deep, unmet need worldwide to educate and support individuals and families affected by lupus; and
Whereas, there is an urgent need to increase awareness in communities worldwide of the debilitating impact of lupus;
Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved that 10 May 2009 is hereby designated as World Lupus Day on which lupus organizations around the globe call for increases in public and private sector funding for medical research on lupus, targeted education programs for health professionals, patients and the public, and worldwide recognition of lupus as a significant public health issue.
Proclaimed This Day, 10 May 2009
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