Learning to live with Lupus: teen girl stays positive about her condition
“When they said there was no cure, I got sad.”
Krissen Swiftwolfe is a 14-year-old member of the Moosomin First Nation who has Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), an autoimmune disease that triggers her immune system to attack her body’s healthy tissue.
Krissen has seen specialists in Saskatoon since her diagnosis in Aug. 2015, as there are no local resources beyond physiotherapy available to the family. On average, the Swiftwolfes have to go to Saskatoon three to four times a month for Krissen’s various treatments, which accrues a considerable cost for the family.
The Swiftwolfe family is hosting a steak dinner fundraiser on Mar. 19, 2016, at the Moosomin Arena to help raise funds to pay for the continued costs of Krissen’s care.