Lupus Foundation of America
@lupus.org
Lupus Foundation of America is the only national force devoted to solving the mystery of lupus while giving support to those who suffer from its brutal impact. 💜
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Have you ever thought of joining a support group? They offer a place to build community in an understanding environment where people with #lupus come together to share & help each other. Find out more about our support group network: buff.ly/LTFhDUC
🚨4 days left! We're launched the third the Campus Lupus Awareness Mini Grant Program to raise #lupus awareness among Black/African American and Hispanic/Latina women ages 18-25.
College faculty, staff, students, and organizations can apply by 12/31: buff.ly/fuVMNaR
College faculty, staff, students, and organizations can apply by 12/31: buff.ly/fuVMNaR
December 27, 2025 at 2:00 PM
🚨4 days left! We're launched the third the Campus Lupus Awareness Mini Grant Program to raise #lupus awareness among Black/African American and Hispanic/Latina women ages 18-25.
College faculty, staff, students, and organizations can apply by 12/31: buff.ly/fuVMNaR
College faculty, staff, students, and organizations can apply by 12/31: buff.ly/fuVMNaR
This year, we saw an incredible turnout for #WalktoEndLupusNow. We couldn’t be more grateful for the incredible #lupus warriors, families, friends, and supporters who stepped up this year.
Join us in congratulating our top fundraising Walk teams and individual Walkers!
Join us in congratulating our top fundraising Walk teams and individual Walkers!
December 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
This year, we saw an incredible turnout for #WalktoEndLupusNow. We couldn’t be more grateful for the incredible #lupus warriors, families, friends, and supporters who stepped up this year.
Join us in congratulating our top fundraising Walk teams and individual Walkers!
Join us in congratulating our top fundraising Walk teams and individual Walkers!
💜 Meet Stephanie. Diagnosed with #lupus at 12, she spent years searching for answers while managing symptoms no one around her understood. She shares her story to remind others they’re not alone and lupus does not define them.
👉 Read her full story: buff.ly/vnopGga
👉 Read her full story: buff.ly/vnopGga
December 24, 2025 at 8:05 PM
💜 Meet Stephanie. Diagnosed with #lupus at 12, she spent years searching for answers while managing symptoms no one around her understood. She shares her story to remind others they’re not alone and lupus does not define them.
👉 Read her full story: buff.ly/vnopGga
👉 Read her full story: buff.ly/vnopGga
As the year comes to a close, people are asked what they’d like as a gift. If advocating for #lupus matters to you, help with costs can make attending the Lupus Foundation of America’s National #LupusAdvocacy Summit possible.
Read our fundraising tips: buff.ly/53sdyMr
Read our fundraising tips: buff.ly/53sdyMr
December 23, 2025 at 9:00 PM
As the year comes to a close, people are asked what they’d like as a gift. If advocating for #lupus matters to you, help with costs can make attending the Lupus Foundation of America’s National #LupusAdvocacy Summit possible.
Read our fundraising tips: buff.ly/53sdyMr
Read our fundraising tips: buff.ly/53sdyMr
💜 One last gift this year can make a powerful difference for #lupus warriors. Now through Dec 31, every donation is matched up to $100K. Doubling your impact and doubling hope.
👉 Make your year-end gift and help us start 2026 with strength and support: buff.ly/AzDFyYC
👉 Make your year-end gift and help us start 2026 with strength and support: buff.ly/AzDFyYC
December 23, 2025 at 1:30 PM
💜 One last gift this year can make a powerful difference for #lupus warriors. Now through Dec 31, every donation is matched up to $100K. Doubling your impact and doubling hope.
👉 Make your year-end gift and help us start 2026 with strength and support: buff.ly/AzDFyYC
👉 Make your year-end gift and help us start 2026 with strength and support: buff.ly/AzDFyYC
Hope for the future of #lupusresearch starts with opportunity. 💜 Dr. Carlucci’s journey shows how LFA’s Gina M. Finzi Fellowship & other grants support young investigators advancing basic, translational, & clinical research.
Learn more and apply today: buff.ly/hQX4W1g
Learn more and apply today: buff.ly/hQX4W1g
December 22, 2025 at 1:02 PM
Hope for the future of #lupusresearch starts with opportunity. 💜 Dr. Carlucci’s journey shows how LFA’s Gina M. Finzi Fellowship & other grants support young investigators advancing basic, translational, & clinical research.
Learn more and apply today: buff.ly/hQX4W1g
Learn more and apply today: buff.ly/hQX4W1g
If your company has an employee matching gift program, you can maximize your support for the #lupus community throughout the year by doubling or even tripling your next donation to the Lupus Foundation of America!
Visit our site to learn if your company has a similar program: buff.ly/c69RjGF
Visit our site to learn if your company has a similar program: buff.ly/c69RjGF
December 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
If your company has an employee matching gift program, you can maximize your support for the #lupus community throughout the year by doubling or even tripling your next donation to the Lupus Foundation of America!
Visit our site to learn if your company has a similar program: buff.ly/c69RjGF
Visit our site to learn if your company has a similar program: buff.ly/c69RjGF
Community Health Workers play a vital role in connecting people to care. 💜 LFA’s CHW Lupus Education & Resource Hub offers on-demand training to increase #lupus awareness, recognize signs and symptoms, and connect communities to trusted resources.
Learn more: buff.ly/iCmW9AI
Learn more: buff.ly/iCmW9AI
December 20, 2025 at 5:00 PM
Community Health Workers play a vital role in connecting people to care. 💜 LFA’s CHW Lupus Education & Resource Hub offers on-demand training to increase #lupus awareness, recognize signs and symptoms, and connect communities to trusted resources.
Learn more: buff.ly/iCmW9AI
Learn more: buff.ly/iCmW9AI
💜 Meet Dana. Diagnosed at 35. “But you don’t look sick” captures something #lupus warriors know well. Behind her reflection were rashes, pain, hair loss, and more battles she faced daily.
Show the world what lupus really looks like. Share your moments: buff.ly/yChs5vB
Show the world what lupus really looks like. Share your moments: buff.ly/yChs5vB
December 20, 2025 at 2:00 PM
💜 Meet Dana. Diagnosed at 35. “But you don’t look sick” captures something #lupus warriors know well. Behind her reflection were rashes, pain, hair loss, and more battles she faced daily.
Show the world what lupus really looks like. Share your moments: buff.ly/yChs5vB
Show the world what lupus really looks like. Share your moments: buff.ly/yChs5vB
#FactFriday 💜 Living with #lupus often means moving between remission and flares, and these phases can look different for everyone.
Understanding these changes can help you recognize what’s happening in your body and talk with your care team.
Learn more: buff.ly/bwfehez
Understanding these changes can help you recognize what’s happening in your body and talk with your care team.
Learn more: buff.ly/bwfehez
December 19, 2025 at 8:30 PM
#FactFriday 💜 Living with #lupus often means moving between remission and flares, and these phases can look different for everyone.
Understanding these changes can help you recognize what’s happening in your body and talk with your care team.
Learn more: buff.ly/bwfehez
Understanding these changes can help you recognize what’s happening in your body and talk with your care team.
Learn more: buff.ly/bwfehez
🎥 Watch as our President and CEO, Louise Vetter, reflects on the year and shares her gratitude for all you made possible. Through your generosity and care, people living with #lupus felt supported and less alone.
We head into the new year with hope because of you. 💜
We head into the new year with hope because of you. 💜
December 19, 2025 at 1:03 PM
🎥 Watch as our President and CEO, Louise Vetter, reflects on the year and shares her gratitude for all you made possible. Through your generosity and care, people living with #lupus felt supported and less alone.
We head into the new year with hope because of you. 💜
We head into the new year with hope because of you. 💜
Everyday discrimination is linked to worse #lupus symptoms and depressive symptoms for racially diverse adults with the disease. Findings suggest depression may help explain how discrimination contributes to higher disease burden.
Read the study: buff.ly/Uu9nmEI
Read the study: buff.ly/Uu9nmEI
New research links discrimination to worse Systemic Lupus Erythematosus-related symptoms and mental health outcomes
A new study finds that experiences of discrimination are associated with worse patient-reported lupus-related symptoms and depressive symptoms among people with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).
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December 18, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Everyday discrimination is linked to worse #lupus symptoms and depressive symptoms for racially diverse adults with the disease. Findings suggest depression may help explain how discrimination contributes to higher disease burden.
Read the study: buff.ly/Uu9nmEI
Read the study: buff.ly/Uu9nmEI
For people with #lupus, pregnancy planning can feel frustrating and uncertain, often requiring careful planning.
💜 Meet Latasha, a lupus warrior and military spouse, sharing her experience with fertility challenges and finding support.
Read her story: buff.ly/kIUQHRB
💜 Meet Latasha, a lupus warrior and military spouse, sharing her experience with fertility challenges and finding support.
Read her story: buff.ly/kIUQHRB
December 17, 2025 at 8:30 PM
For people with #lupus, pregnancy planning can feel frustrating and uncertain, often requiring careful planning.
💜 Meet Latasha, a lupus warrior and military spouse, sharing her experience with fertility challenges and finding support.
Read her story: buff.ly/kIUQHRB
💜 Meet Latasha, a lupus warrior and military spouse, sharing her experience with fertility challenges and finding support.
Read her story: buff.ly/kIUQHRB
💜 "Lupus Foundation of America gave me my life back,” says lvette of the support she found after her #lupus diagnosis. Today, you can make that same difference for others.
Every gift thru 12/31 will be matched up to $100k. 2x the support. 2x the hope: buff.ly/AzDFyYC
Every gift thru 12/31 will be matched up to $100k. 2x the support. 2x the hope: buff.ly/AzDFyYC
December 17, 2025 at 1:01 PM
💜 "Lupus Foundation of America gave me my life back,” says lvette of the support she found after her #lupus diagnosis. Today, you can make that same difference for others.
Every gift thru 12/31 will be matched up to $100k. 2x the support. 2x the hope: buff.ly/AzDFyYC
Every gift thru 12/31 will be matched up to $100k. 2x the support. 2x the hope: buff.ly/AzDFyYC
New study finds inflammation within scarred kidney tissue is associated with poorer renal outcomes in people with #lupus nephritis. Read the study:
Study identifies potential new marker that may predict poor kidney outcomes in lupus nephritis
In a new study, researchers have discovered a connection between inflammation in the areas of interstitial fibrosis and tubular atrophy (IFTA).
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December 16, 2025 at 5:00 PM
New study finds inflammation within scarred kidney tissue is associated with poorer renal outcomes in people with #lupus nephritis. Read the study:
We're excited to announce the Campus Lupus Awareness Mini Grant Program to raise #lupus awareness among Black/African American and Hispanic/Latina women ages 18-25.
College faculty, staff, students, and organizations can apply by December 31, 2025: buff.ly/zgzK9Sj
College faculty, staff, students, and organizations can apply by December 31, 2025: buff.ly/zgzK9Sj
December 16, 2025 at 1:01 PM
We're excited to announce the Campus Lupus Awareness Mini Grant Program to raise #lupus awareness among Black/African American and Hispanic/Latina women ages 18-25.
College faculty, staff, students, and organizations can apply by December 31, 2025: buff.ly/zgzK9Sj
College faculty, staff, students, and organizations can apply by December 31, 2025: buff.ly/zgzK9Sj
Community Health Workers and community-based organizations — we’re funding you!
Apply for up to $4,500 to distribute #lupus self-management guides to community members who aren’t using digital tools. 📅 Applications close January 31, 2026.
Apply now: buff.ly/49gOuF4
Apply for up to $4,500 to distribute #lupus self-management guides to community members who aren’t using digital tools. 📅 Applications close January 31, 2026.
Apply now: buff.ly/49gOuF4
December 15, 2025 at 10:00 PM
Community Health Workers and community-based organizations — we’re funding you!
Apply for up to $4,500 to distribute #lupus self-management guides to community members who aren’t using digital tools. 📅 Applications close January 31, 2026.
Apply now: buff.ly/49gOuF4
Apply for up to $4,500 to distribute #lupus self-management guides to community members who aren’t using digital tools. 📅 Applications close January 31, 2026.
Apply now: buff.ly/49gOuF4
Join us on 1/14 for our free national #Lupus & You virtual education event focusing on how to clearly communicate with your medical team, advocate for your care and navigate difficult situations where you do not feel heard.
Register today: buff.ly/y3KyAuq
Register today: buff.ly/y3KyAuq
December 15, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Join us on 1/14 for our free national #Lupus & You virtual education event focusing on how to clearly communicate with your medical team, advocate for your care and navigate difficult situations where you do not feel heard.
Register today: buff.ly/y3KyAuq
Register today: buff.ly/y3KyAuq
Shikeitha turned her 2017 lupus diagnosis into a mission to spread awareness. Her annual lupus golf tournament has grown each year, bringing in more players, sponsors, and community support.
You can make an impact too. Start your own fundraiser: buff.ly/RZ9nlwM
You can make an impact too. Start your own fundraiser: buff.ly/RZ9nlwM
December 13, 2025 at 2:01 PM
Shikeitha turned her 2017 lupus diagnosis into a mission to spread awareness. Her annual lupus golf tournament has grown each year, bringing in more players, sponsors, and community support.
You can make an impact too. Start your own fundraiser: buff.ly/RZ9nlwM
You can make an impact too. Start your own fundraiser: buff.ly/RZ9nlwM
At this year’s #WalktoEndLupusNow in Philly, #lupus warrior Ayden and her mom, Loretta, found community. 💜 “It was inspiring and empowering to know my daughter is not in this alone.”
Were you part of an LFA event this year? Share your experience: buff.ly/z6VzyBu
Were you part of an LFA event this year? Share your experience: buff.ly/z6VzyBu
December 12, 2025 at 1:00 PM
At this year’s #WalktoEndLupusNow in Philly, #lupus warrior Ayden and her mom, Loretta, found community. 💜 “It was inspiring and empowering to know my daughter is not in this alone.”
Were you part of an LFA event this year? Share your experience: buff.ly/z6VzyBu
Were you part of an LFA event this year? Share your experience: buff.ly/z6VzyBu
NFL players took the field in custom cleats to spotlight lupus through the My Cause My Cleats campaign. See how athletes supported the Lupus Foundation of America and helped raise awareness across the league.
Read more: buff.ly/xPOGToN
Read more: buff.ly/xPOGToN
December 11, 2025 at 11:00 PM
NFL players took the field in custom cleats to spotlight lupus through the My Cause My Cleats campaign. See how athletes supported the Lupus Foundation of America and helped raise awareness across the league.
Read more: buff.ly/xPOGToN
Read more: buff.ly/xPOGToN
Members of Congress vote today on renewing enhanced advance premium tax credits (eAPTCs), which help lower insurance costs for people with #lupus. If they expire, premiums could rise sharply.
Make impact in minutes —contact your members of Congress today: buff.ly/jVaW3Fo
Make impact in minutes —contact your members of Congress today: buff.ly/jVaW3Fo
December 11, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Members of Congress vote today on renewing enhanced advance premium tax credits (eAPTCs), which help lower insurance costs for people with #lupus. If they expire, premiums could rise sharply.
Make impact in minutes —contact your members of Congress today: buff.ly/jVaW3Fo
Make impact in minutes —contact your members of Congress today: buff.ly/jVaW3Fo
For Dr. Randell, the Lupus Foundation of America's Career Development Award helped launch her career and impact in #lupusresearch.
We support studies at basic, translational, and clinical stages to improve outcomes for people with #lupus. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/kZkYbBC
#Medsky #Rheumsky
We support studies at basic, translational, and clinical stages to improve outcomes for people with #lupus. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/kZkYbBC
#Medsky #Rheumsky
December 11, 2025 at 6:00 PM
For Dr. Randell, the Lupus Foundation of America's Career Development Award helped launch her career and impact in #lupusresearch.
We support studies at basic, translational, and clinical stages to improve outcomes for people with #lupus. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/kZkYbBC
#Medsky #Rheumsky
We support studies at basic, translational, and clinical stages to improve outcomes for people with #lupus. 🔗 Learn more: buff.ly/kZkYbBC
#Medsky #Rheumsky
💜 Meet Julexa. During her most severe #lupus flare, she no longer recognized her reflection. She turned to color as her lifeline. With bright lipstick, bold outfits & faith, she reclaimed her strength. Her message: you are worthy.
👉 Read her full story: buff.ly/Wehsvnv
👉 Read her full story: buff.ly/Wehsvnv
December 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
💜 Meet Julexa. During her most severe #lupus flare, she no longer recognized her reflection. She turned to color as her lifeline. With bright lipstick, bold outfits & faith, she reclaimed her strength. Her message: you are worthy.
👉 Read her full story: buff.ly/Wehsvnv
👉 Read her full story: buff.ly/Wehsvnv
💜 We are closing out the year with gratitude for every supporter who makes our work for #lupus warriors possible.
There’s still time to make a year-end gift! Support the lupus community in the way that fits you best.
Explore ways to give: buff.ly/IkSSQpx
There’s still time to make a year-end gift! Support the lupus community in the way that fits you best.
Explore ways to give: buff.ly/IkSSQpx
December 10, 2025 at 1:00 PM
💜 We are closing out the year with gratitude for every supporter who makes our work for #lupus warriors possible.
There’s still time to make a year-end gift! Support the lupus community in the way that fits you best.
Explore ways to give: buff.ly/IkSSQpx
There’s still time to make a year-end gift! Support the lupus community in the way that fits you best.
Explore ways to give: buff.ly/IkSSQpx