Lupus Support Group

All lupus patients, their family, and friends are encouraged to attend and share their feelings, experiences, and stories about Lupus. Things to know...Lupus is a chronic, inflammatory disease in which the body’s immune system fails to serve its normal protective functions and instead forms antibodies that attack healthy tissues and organs. Lupus Foundation Market Research data show that up to 2 million people have been diagnosed with lupus, making it more prevalent than sickle cell anaemia, cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis and cystic fibrosis combined. Lupus affects 1 in every 185 Americans, and although it can occur at any age, and in either sex, 90 percent of people with lupus are women in their childbearing years, which severely disrupts family life. Many more women than men have lupus. It is three times more common in African American women than in Caucasian women, and it is also more common in women of Hispanic, Asian and Native American descent. You can’t catch lupus from another person. Systemic lupus, is dubbed “America’s least-known major disease” by the national Lupus Alliance because the cause is unknown, the cure equally elusive. The Lupus Foundation of Southern California San Diego/Imperial County is a patient-oriented, non-profit, volunteer health agency. Various support groups are held throughout San Diego and Imperial County as well as seminars pertinent to people with lupus. They are always free and open to the public. Please check on our website for further information.