Bears Volleyball to Host Lupus Awareness Game

BROOKLYN, N.Y. -- The St. Joseph's College (Brooklyn) men's volleyball team will play a Lupus Awareness Game on Thursday, March 21st at Brooklyn Technical High School at 8 p.m. welcoming Hudson Valley Men's Athletic Conference rivals Yeshiva University.

The matchup will pit the top two teams in the conference as the Maccabees (9-16, 5-0) enter in first place, while the Bears (3-8, 2-2) sit in second place and look to avenge a loss to the defending regular season champions earier this season.

What is Lupus (via the Lupus Foundation of America)

Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (skin, joints, and/or organs inside the body). Chronic means that the signs and symptoms tend to last longer than six weeks and often for many years. In lupus, something goes wrong with your immune system, which is the part of the body that fights off viruses, bacteria, and germs ("foreign invaders," like the flu). Normally our immune system produces proteins called antibodies that protect the body from these invaders. Autoimmune means your immune system cannot tell the difference between these foreign invaders and your body's healthy tissues ("auto" means "self") and creates autoantibodies that attack and destroy healthy tissue. These autoantibodies cause inflammation, pain, and damage in various parts of the body.

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