THE BUTTERFLY REPRESENTS FREEDOM, TRANSFORMATION, AND RECOVERY.  ONE COMMON SYMPTOM OF LUPUS IS CALLED A BUTTERFLY RASH. IT IS A RED RASH ACCROSS THE NOSE AND CHEEKS THAT RESEMBLES A BUTTERFLY.

THIS IS WHY THE BUTTERFLY HAS BECOME A SYMBOL OF HOPE FOR LUPUS PATIENTS . THEY ARE PRETTY AND IF IN PURPLE I FIND TO HAVE MORE OF A MEANING SINCE PURPLE REPRESENTS COURAGE AND ENDURANCE, SOMETHING WE NEED ! I LIKE TO PICTURE MY SELF BEING A BEAUTIFUL BUTTERFLY FLOATING AROUND BEING FREE MINUS THE RASH. : )