I live with Systemic Lupus every day and as its Lupus Awareness Month (and my 10th Anniversary of Diagnosis) I wanted to raise awareness for the illness, money for Lupus UK and have a bit of fun!

On October 17th I'm hosting Butterfly Day across all my social media and blog. To take part simply get dressed up in butterflies-go as big or small as you want!- post images on social media or blogs, share information about Lupus (see below) and how to donate. I'll also be hosting a link up on my blog of all posts about it.  

Please use the hashtag #LupusButterflyDay You can also text  LDAY48 and the amount to 70070 to donate eg "LDAY48 £5"

My story

I was diagnosed with Lupus in November 2005. Lupus is an illness which affects your immune system, basically causing it to not recognise what it should be attacking from the good things- so it attacks bones, organs and tissue instead. For me it affects my hips, knees, ankles, wrists, kidneys and mental health, to name a few. There's no cure for Lupus but it can be controlled with medication and care. A main trigger for Lupus is heat and sunlight, which can cause a flare. I tend to faint alot in the summer. 

http://www.lupusuk.org.uk/what-is-lupus

@RachelCDailey on Twitter and Instagram. Blog- Happylittlesyllables.co.uk

THANK YOU