lupus awareness

Woman battling Lupus will get a kidney from her daughter's teacher

Woman battling Lupus will get a kidney from her daughter's teacher

Tracy Shearin-Drayton, a preschool teacher and mom from Greensboro, North Carolina, thought she'd have to wait five to eight years to get a kidney transplant. Shearin-Drayton was diagnosed with Lupus in 2009, and in August, she made public plea for a kidney donation, sharing her story with local news station WFMY.

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Interview with Equalizer 2 star, Kazy Tauginas

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Interview with Equalizer 2 star, Kazy Tauginas

Actor Kazy Tauginas kindly agreed to head up our Awareness Month Campaign for 2018. Kazy is currently appearing in the film Equalizer 2 with Denzel Washington, but has played many tv and film parts. He also writes his own scripts, including ‘Standing Eight’ about a boxer that develops lupus.

Equalizer 2 star, Kazy Tauginas, heads up our Lupus Awareness month Campaign!

Equalizer 2 star, Kazy Tauginas, heads up our Lupus Awareness month Campaign!

We're thrilled to announce that actor, Kazy Tauginas, currently starring in Equalizer 2, is heading up the Lupus Awareness month campaign for the Lupus Trust this year. He has given us permission to use the photo’s here and has made a teeny video for us, so please feel free to share on all your social media.

Kelle Bryan had to relearn how to walk, talk and even spell after suffering a stroke two years ago.

Kelle Bryan had to relearn how to walk, talk and even spell after suffering a stroke two years ago.

Lupus Trust supporter, Kelle Bryan, talks about how she’s had to relearn how to walk and talk after suffering a stroke two years ago

Kelle has just revealed that she is to join Hollyoaks as the character Martine. She said "Two years ago I auditioned for Hollyoaks and was offered the role but I was too poorly to take it".

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"I'm fine", our most common lie.

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"I'm fine", our most common lie.

One of the things people say most often when they see you is ‘how are you’, an innocent enough question to most people, but when you have a chronic illness are they asking exactly how you are or just being polite? How many people want the full low down of how we’re actually feeling?

My stock answer, even with people I know well, is ‘Oh I’m fine thanks’ and I’d be pretty sure a lot of other people with chronic illnesses are saying the same thing. So why do we give this answer?

THE CONTENT ON THIS WEBSITE SHOULD NOT BE SEEN AS SUBSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL ADVICE. IF YOU HAVE, OR THINK YOU MAY HAVE, LUPUS, ALWAYS SEEK ADVICE FROM A QUALIFIED PHYSICIAN. FIND OUT MORE IN OUR TERMS OF USE.