Gala 2008 to Honor Families Committed
to the Fight Against Lupus

A Tribute to the Paradysz and Selkowitz Families

When 22-year-old Susan Golick and her parents gathered a handful of people with lupus in a small New York apartment nearly 40 years ago to talk about lupus, they gave birth to an organization destined to thrive because of the families in their midst willing to stand up, reach out, and be a part of something bigger than themselves.

“From the beginning, we knew that families would be our strength—that those with lupus surrounded by loved ones, working together, would change the outlook for this disease,” Golick said recently.

She (and her family!) was right. The Foundation has forever changed the landscape for people with lupus thanks in large measure to the energy and ideas of its committed families.

The Selkowitz and Paradysz families—unique in style yet similar in their leadership response to the adversities of lupus—have been integral to the Foundation’s ability to challenge the status quo, care for people with lupus, and pioneer paths to better treatments and a cure through innovate medical research.

This November we pay special tribute to families and the remarkable empathy, strength, and service that they embody.