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hedgehog

(36,286 posts)
Fri Jun 29, 2012, 12:28 PM Jun 2012

Disease chic

Everyone is familiar with the pink ribbon and the gazillion pink products for breast cancer.

Heart disease gets a red ribbon and a red dress day.

Lupus gets a purple ribbon and a pretty butterfly.

All those of us with Sjogren's get is a pretty lame tear drop



which could be taken for a rain drop. I guess it's better than going with someone sticking out a dry tongue!

On the other hand, we Sjorgies have a kick-ass celebrity victim:

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Disease chic (Original Post) hedgehog Jun 2012 OP
my wife thinks that we lupies got purple because that's what color my knuckles are NightWatcher Jun 2012 #1
Another photo of our kick-ass mascot! hedgehog Jul 2012 #2
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