Lupus Support Group Leader Training

CHICAGO - Jan. 31, 2018 - PRLog -- WHO:          People interested in learning to lead or participate in a lupus support group.

         People living with lupus and those that care about them

Representatives from the Lupus Society of Illinois (LSI), the Midwest's leading non-profit health organization dedicated to finding the causes and cure for lupus.

WHAT:       Free educational training for people interested in starting or participating in a lupus support group.

Training will include information about lupus, group discussions about what a support group is and information on how to lead a successful support group.

A support group is run by and for people with a common life situation and comprised of people willing to talk freely and to trust openly in the good will of other group members.  A support group provides a source of information, a place to be yourself and is open to the public.

Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and tissue damage.  Lupus can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body).  Lupus is difficult to diagnose and there is no cure, few treatments and is often a disabling disease.

WHEN:  Saturday, March 24, 2018

         9:30am – Registration

         10:00am – Presentations begin

WHERE: Lupus Society of Illinois

         411 S. Well St., Ste. 710

         Chicago, IL 60607

COST:  FREE-REGISTRATION REQUESTED or click http://www.lupusil.org/support-group-leader-training.html or call 312-542-0002

Refreshments will be served

The Lupus Society of Illinois' mission is to promote lupus awareness and complement the work of health care professionals by providing personalized resources for the lupus community while supporting research. LSI serves the entire state of Illinois by offering programs and services designed to meet the needs of the lupus community.

Every day, an estimated 1.5 million Americans struggle with the often debilitating and disabling health effects of lupus, a chronic autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and tissue damage to virtually every organ system in the body.

Lupus can be fatal, is difficult to diagnose, has no cure and few treatments are available. Ninety percent of people with lupus are women and minorities are two to three times more likely to acquire the disease, however; anyone at any age can get the disease. Knowing the signs and symptoms of lupus is essential to early diagnosis. Contact the LSI for more information at info@lupusil.org or call (312) 542-0002. Follow us on https://www.facebook.com/LupusSocietyofIllinois/, https://twitter.com/lupusil?lang=en