Let me pose this question: What does “autoimmune disease” mean to you? Do you know how it affects the people in your life? Or maybe even yourself? The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association (AARDA), is celebrating National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month. This is a category of disease which affects more Americans than Cancer and remains one of the top 10 killers of women under the age of 64. Be a voice to help in this mission to spread awareness among Americans by encouraging your family to learn more about autoimmune diseases during the month of March. During the awareness month, AARDA asks supporters to take notice of the 50 million of our friends, family, and co-workers who suffer every day with one or more of the 100+ autoimmune diseases and introduce you to the “We are 50 Million” campaign. “We are 50 Million” will spotlight autoimmune patient stories from around the country answering the question, “How Many of the 50 Million Does Your Family Represent?” The answers to this question highlight important facts about autoimmune diseases which everyone should be aware of. Supporters of this mission are also encouraged to text A-A-R-D-A to 20222 to donate $5 for the benefit of AARDA research by the Mobile Giving Foundation in order to help future research. Did you know that? -50 million Americans have an autoimmune disease comprising a major U.S. health crisis -There are 100+ autoimmune diseases including: lupus, Crohn’s disease, celiac, Addison’s disease, vasculitis, vitiligo, rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and ulcerative colitis. -Autoimmune diseases tend to “cluster” in families, for example, if your grandmother had rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or lupus, you could be at greater risk for developing an autoimmune disease. - Less than 13 percent of American’s can name an autoimmune disease and yet it ranks as deadly as Cancer and Heart Disease. -Autoimmune diseases target women 75 percent more often than men and they are one of the top ten killers of women under the age of 64. For more information visit the official website at aarda.org or find AARDA on Facebook. You can also visit West Glen to watch a special announcement from AARDA. Ft. Lauderdale resident, Stephanie P. said her mother has suffered with Lupus which is a chronic, autoimmune disease that causes inflammation of various parts of the body. I think more people need to become more aware of autoimmune diseases so they have a better understanding of how they can affect families. #AutoimmuneDiseaseAwarenessMonth #AutoimmuneDisease #ChronicIllness #Vasculitis #RareDisease examiner/article/march-is-national-autoimmune-diseases-awareness-month-we-are-50-million
Posted on: Wed, 05 Mar 2014 08:29:54 +0000
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