$5,467 in 5 days!

If you would have told me a week ago that our first 5 days of fundraising would have resulted in raising over $5,000, I would NOT have believed you.

But here we are on day 5 and we've already earned a TENT for TEAM KNAUP at this year's walk.  This is remarkable.

From the bottom of my heart and on behalf of TEAM KNAUP and the 1.5 million lupus patients in America, we THANK YOU. 

We had an overwhelming response to Diane's Story as well.  People from all over the world have viewed/read that post.  Even the VICE PRESIDENT of the LUPUS FOUNDATION of AMERICA has read it.  Amazing. 

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Here are some more interesting facts about lupus:

Only 10 % of people with lupus will have a close relative who already has lupus or may develop lupus. Some people with lupus also will have a relative who has lupus or another autoimmune disease.

The most common symptoms of lupus are: extreme fatigue or exhaustion, headaches, painful or swollen joints, fever, a butterfly-shaped rash across cheeks and nose, sun- or light-sensitivity, and hair loss.


Some of the factors that may trigger lupus in people who have the genes that make them prone to develop the disease include infections, ultraviolet light, extreme stress, certain prescription drugs, and hormones.


Drug-induced lupus is a lupus-like disease caused by taking specific prescription drugs. The symptoms usually disappear within six months after these medications are stopped.

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THANK YOU all for your donations, prayers, positive thoughts, well wishes, words of encouragement, posts on FaceBook and emails that have been sent out for TEAM KNAUP.