Support is a Phone Call Away
We would like to introduce LupusLine
Long Island/Queens, a free telephone peer counseling
program that offers a "listening ear" and emotional
support to people with lupus in our community.
Many people with lupus are unable to
attend existing support group meetings for a number of
reasons- physical distance, inadequate finances,
physical disability, social isolation or family
responsibilities - yet need to connect with someone
who is available and understands the ups and downs of
this complex illness.
LupusLine Long Island/Queens, a free
telephone peer counseling service for people with
lupus and their families, is supported by the Lupus
Alliance of America, Long Island/Queens Affiliate.
This innovative program, originally developed by
Hospital for Special Surgery and made possible through
funding by Rheuminations, Inc., reaches out to the
communities it seeks to serve in cooperation with the
S.L.E. Lupus Foundation. The program allows trained,
volunteer counselors with lupus themselves to speak
with callers on an ongoing, or as needed basis about
emotional concerns related to their illness. A person
with lupus who calls the service is matched with a
counselor who has been through a similar experience.
