Bossy! Magazine Issue 5 April 2015 | Page 20

So what is Lupus? In a nutshell Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). "

The cause of Lupus isn’t fully understood, and there a millions of dollars of research at work to discover what genetic and or environmental causes are of the disease.

There are some general facts about the disease that I have come to know and share and have made it a priority to bring awareness to a disease that mainly affects Minority women, particularly African Americans, Hispanics and Asians.