A Letter from the President I hope this email finds you well and safe. Thanks to everyone who helped make the Illinois Lupus Walks such a success! We were THRILLED to get back to live events this year. We hosted 3 live Lupus Walks this year - and raised over $100,000! Thank you for helping to move our mission forward! The issue of the Butterfly Effect Lupus eNewsletter comes at an exciting time - we have several Lupus Educational Events coming up! We have 2 webinars - scheduled - Lupus, Anxiety & Depression presented by Dr. Ben Small on October 13th and Lupus & Fibromyalgia presented by Dr. Alexandra Katz Small on November 10th. And 2 LIVE EVENTS! On October 29, 2022, LSI is proud to partner with Kathleen & David Arntsen from the Lupus & Allied Disease Association on the Enhancing Lives by Empowering the Lupus Community Chicago Education Symposium & Luncheon. This event will feature presentations from LSI's Board Chair Dr. Robert Katz as well as presentations from Kathleen Arntsen "The Power of Advocacy: Promoting Participation to Improve Care and Advance Research" and David Arntsen "Care Partner Perspectives: I Love Someone with Lupus." This event is for anyone with lupus and anyone who cares about someone with lupus. For more information and to register click here. And save the date for the annual Rush Lupus Clinic and LSI Educational Event! The event will be on December 3rd and will include expert presenters and a panel discussion with the Rush Lupus Clinic Doctors! The Bank of America Chicago Marathon is coming up on October 9, 2022 and we have an incredible team again this year! We hope you'll be able to come out on race day to our cheer station! Please contact mary@lupusil.org for more information. We look forward to seeing you soon. Together we make a difference. Mary | 
