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As most of you know, but some of you don't, I have been diagnosed with CNS Lupus in late April of this year.  Not a lot of people understand what Lupus actually is, and in fact to me it is still a little confusing at times.  Currently there is no cure for the disease and it has periods of remission where you are feeling good and it has periods of flares when you can be extremly sick.  My lupus is affecting my Central nervous system at this time.  By that happening, it is in my spinal column and affecting my brain.  We don't know how long my flare will last, but we take things just one day at a time around here now.  I have joined the Lupus Foundation and they have been very helpful with finding great doctors and reliable information.  This Saturday - June 10th is the Strides for Lupus walk and originally we were not going to attempt the walk due to my health, but now we changed our minds and are going to try to push through it - we will be doing the 1 mile with family.  I know it is hard to donate to a disease that there is not a lot of information about, but that is what our goal is about..... We need to make people more aware of Lupus and we need to work on a cure. Please, help me reach my personal goal of $3000.00 to help the foundation.  Every dollar counts!!!!  Thanks to everyone for your support, kind words, and the cards that have been coming in - they mean so much to me!  THANK YOU ---  Angela ---
*** Just a little update, we have completed the walk and were able to do the full 3 miles together as a family.  I am glad that we pushed through it; the weather was beautiful and there were so many supporters there.  It was a terrific time!!!  Donations will be accepted thru June 30th.***