PSA: Autoimmune Disease Awareness Month

Do you know anything about autoimmune diseases, such as what they are or what they mean? Autoimmune diseases actually affect more Americans than cancer does, and is one of the top 10 killers of women under 64. The American Autoimmune Related Diseases Association is trying to raise awareness and has designated March as National Autoimmune Diseases Awareness Month.

During the awareness month, they are introducing the "We are 50 Million" campaign to highlight some of the 50 million people who are affected by one of the over 100 autoimmune diseases, such as Raynaud's (which actually affects me personally), Scleroderma, Psoriasis, and many more. “We are 50 Million” spotlights autoimmune patient stories from around the country answering the question, “How Many of the 50 Million Does Your Family Represent?”

You can easily support the AARDA by texting A-A-R-D-A to 20222 to donate $5 for the benefit of AARDA research by the Mobile Giving Foundation in order to help future research.

Other facts about autoimmune diseases:
Autoimmune diseases tend to “cluster” in families, for example, if your grandmother had rheumatoid arthritis (RA) or lupus, you could be at greater risk for developing an autoimmune disease. Less than 13 percent of American’s can name an autoimmune disease and yet it ranks as deadly as Cancer and Heart Disease. Autoimmune diseases target women 75 percent more often than men.



For more information visit the official website or find AARDA on Facebook. You can also watch a special announcement from AARDA.