million people worldwide have some form of Lupus. Lupus is an inflammatory disease caused when the immune system attacks its own tissues. This disease is three times more prevalent among people of color and 90% of those people are women. In over half of all Lupus cases a major organ will be affected such as the kidney and brain. In the kidney, nephrons are structures that filter the blood. When they are attacked the kidney is now unable to properly remove waste and control the amount of fluids in your body. In severe cases patients undergo a series of dialysis treatments. In the brain, Lupus causes cognitive dysfunctions. This is when blood stops flowing smoothly to the brain. This causes brain cells to die, speech impediments, problems with
