Lupus Alliance Long Island Queens Affiliate: Programs, Education and Support Services

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Services Overview

Lupus Alliance of Long Island/Queens offers a variety of services for people with lupus, their families and friends and others seeking to learn more about lupus. To find out more about some of these particular services please click the links to the left. These services include:

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Get In The Loop:New York City Hospital Tour 2008

Click here for more information on the Get In The Loop:New York City Hospital Tour 2008.

Under the Loupe

Under the Loupe, sponsored in part by an unrestricted educational grant provided by Genentech/ Biogen Idec, is composed of three unique forums about lupus that aim to build lupus awareness, education and outreach. Each forum will bring together patients and doctors to highlight lupus basics, help clarify the complexity of clinical trials, and inform the public about local lupus resources available in Nassau, Suffolk, and Queens.

For more information on "Under the Loupe", please click here for a flyer in PDF format.

Living with Lupus Symposium DVD`s On Sale!

Our Living with Lupus: Connnecting Today and Tomorrow Symposium was held this past summer. For those of you who could not attend, or who were there but would like a copy of one of the sessions we now have the all of the sessions on DVD for purchase today!

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2008 Support Group Schedule

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The Maxine Manara Memorial Scholarship Program

The Lupus Alliance of LI/Q is very excited to announce a new program for people with lupus, as well as young adults whose parents have lupus entitled, The Maxine Manara Memorial College Scholarship Program.

** We have extended the 2008 application deadline, click here for details***

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Bridge to Education Grant

The Lupus Alliance of America LI/Q Affiliate is happy to announce a new young adult grant program entitled Bridge to Education. Thanks to the success of our annual Walk Along for Lupus and other fundraisers as well as the generous support and donations we receive from our members throughout the year, we are able to offer this new grant to kids with lupus who are in college.

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Ultraviolet Light Shields Available

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The Five Wishes Booklet

What Do I Want? Five Wishes is the first living will that talks about your personal, emotional, and spiritual wishes as well as your medical wishes.

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Lupus Education Days

The day helps participants learn the medical facts about Lupus and how to live with this chronic illness. The group is limited in size so that the experiences can be shared.

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LupusLine Long Island - Queens

Support is a Phone Call Away. We would like to introduce LupusLine Long Island/Queens, a free telephone peer counseling program that offers a "listening ear" and emotional support to people with lupus in our community.

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