October 13, 2018

Serving Indiana

Can oral health problems be a result of my lupus?

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Dear Friends,  

Thank you for making our 12th Annual Walk to End Lupus Now on September 29th an amazing event.  We had over 700 walkers and over 80 teams take part. Fundraising is easy and you still have time to earn some fantastic incentive prizes. The fundraising deadline is November 9, 2018, so please keep it up. We are shy of this year's $85,000.00 goal, and it truly does take a village. Please reach out to family and friends for donations in the final days of fundraising. Our Chapter depends on people just like you to ensure we can continue bringing awareness, education, and patient services to those who need it the most. And thank you to our Walk Commitee and all of our awesome volunteers who work so hard planning and executing this event.

In two short weeks, we welcome you to our 2nd Annual In the Loop - Healthy Living with Lupus Symposium. Join us at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel, Indianapolis, for a fun day of socializing, learning, and eating! Eight speakers, eight breakout sessions, a continental breakfast, and a buffet lunch. We promise you won't leave hungry or uninformed. Register today to be In The Loop. 

Sincerely,

Lisa Kelly
Chief Executive Officer

        In The Loop - Healthy Living with Lupus

SPONSOR HIGHLIGHTS

Lunch Sponsor:

GSK - a science-led global healthcare company with a special purpose:  to help people do more, feel better and live longer. GSK has three global businesses that research, develop and manufacture innovative pharmaceutical medicines, vaccines and consumer healthcare products.  For further information, please visit www.gsk.com

Come see us on Saturday October 27, 2018 from 8:30 am to 4:15 pm at the Crowne Plaza Airport Hotel in Indianapolis for our second annual 'In the Loop - Healthy Living with Lupus' educational symposium.

Dr. Gary Gettelfinger will be among our breakout session speakers and will be leading a session on CBD Oil and Pain Management.  View his bio

The speakers and their topics are as follows:

• Understanding the Natural Process of Lupus – Dr. Robert Prather, The Prather Practice
• Lupus Research and Clinical Trials – Maria Silk, Eli Lilly and Company
• CBD Oil and Pain Management – Dr. Gary Gettelfinger, IU Health Advanced Pain Center
• What You Might Not Know About Lupus – Dr. David Batt, IU Health Physicians Rheumatology
• Lupus and Relationships (Spousal, Family, Friends, Employers and Co-Workers) – NaKaisha Tolbert-Banks, D.U.O. EmpowerMEnt Services
• Alternative Methods for Maximum Health (Acupuncture, Essential Oils, Nutrition, and Chiropractic Care) – Dr. Robert Prather, The Prather Practice
• Depression, Stress and Anxiety Management – Dr. Martha Rodriguez, Riley Hospital for Children at Indiana University
• Lupus and the Central Nervous System – Dr. Steven Neucks, Rehabilitation Associates of Indiana

For additional information, visit our website 

Presenting Sponsor:

        You ARE Powerful - Walk to End Lupus Now!

            

This year's Walk was held at Military Park/Canal Walk in Downtown Indianapolis.  Thank you to  WTHR Meteorologist Lindsey Monroe, DJ Rusty Redenbacher, Andre "The Beast" Crayton, our sponsors, exhibitors and all of our wonderful volunteers for a truly remarkable day. Together, we raised more than $70,000 for our Indiana Chapter! We can still meet our fundraising goal, but we need your help. Please continue fundraising for our Chapter and to earn amazing incentive prizes, and watch for next month’s newsletter where we will recognize our fundraising Trailblazers -- individuals who raised over $1,000! 

As a reminder, you have until November 9, 2018, to continue your fundraising to count toward your incentive prizes. If you raised $250.00 or more,  please watch for an email from Turnkey regarding your incentive prizes. You MUST respond to that email.  If you do not receive an email by December 1, 2018, please check your junk mail or spam mail. If not received, please contact Shelly Talley at 317-275-4400 or shelly@lupusindiana.org. We have also attached the link to the Walk survey if you have feedback you'd like to share.                           

2018 Walk fundraising prizes

Click here to respond to Walk survey

Since January 2017, we have sold 426 lupus license plates! But in order to keep this plate in circulation in 2019, we must sell ast least #74 more plates by December 31, 2018.  If you don't already have a lupus license plate, please purchase yours today through your local BMV. Each lupus plate costs only $35 and proceeds directly benefit the Indiana Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America.  

Then, share your lupus plate with us, loud and proud, on social media using the hashtags #lLUPUSLICENSE and #LFAIN.

Tranquil Tuesdays

October Spotlight - Benefits of Mindful Meditation

Support Group Meetings

Our Chapter is happy to offer free gentle yoga, mindful meditation and tai chi classes.  

All classes are free but registration for your first class is required. Sign up now.

When:  

2nd Tues of month - Yoga

3rd Tues of month - Mindful Meditation

4th Tues of month - Tai Chi

Classes are from 6:30-7:30 pm.

Where:  All Souls Unitarian Church, 5805 E. 56th Street at Channing Road, Classroom #1,Indianapolis 46226

Mindfulness Meditation is a technique to bring one’s attention to experiences occurring in the present moment. According to the Center for Mindfulness at the University of Massachusetts Medical School, you can use Mindfulness Meditation to ease chronic pain and learn to better manage your pain. It has also been shown to help with anxiety, depression and stress. According to Learn the Art of Mindful Living, "Mindfulness helps one to cope with their pain, which, in turn, helps improve the quality of your life. It also has the wonderful side benefit of alleviating much of the mental and emotional strain associated with chronic pain. Most importantly, it does this with no risks or negative side effects—being completely natural, the only side effects are positive ones.”

We hope you'll join us at one of our support group meetings this month!  The philosophy of our support groups is to provide a warm and caring environment where people with lupus, their family members, caregivers and loved ones can share their experiences, methods of coping and insights into living with lupus.  LFA support groups help develop the best coping strategies to reduce a stress that often accompanies living with a chronic illness.

For specific meetings/locations, click here

Attention Northwest Indiana!

We will be planning a fun lupus event in the the Northwest Indiana region and need committee members to help us plan.

Please email Lisa@lupusindiana.org if you are interested. Thank you in advance!

Click the button below to become a Champion for Hope with your monthly gift of $10, $15, $25 or more to the Lupus Foundation of America, Indiana Chapter and make a difference in the lives of those affected by lupus. Your support will help bring us one step closer to our vision of a life free from lupus.

Answer:  There are no studies showing lupus directly causes oral health issues. However, it is very common for people with lupus to develop oral lesions or ulcerations in the mouth area.    Learn more here

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