Meet Emmitt.

He encourages everyone to not be a victim to their illness.

Emmitt Henderson III was diagnosed with Systemic Lupus and Lupus Nephritis in 1995 but had symptoms going back to 1980 including Cutaneous Lupus, which was not diagnosed at that time. 

Through the years, he has endured major complications from heart, liver, kidneys, and lung failures, and avascular necrosis that led to a shoulder and knee replacement. He had a clinical trial, bone marrow stem cell transplant; he was on oxygen due to his lung failure and had a kidney transplant due to kidney failure and a brain disease. He was also diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Sjogren’s Syndrome, MTCD as well as suffering from having a stroke, shingles, gout, chronic fevers, diabetes, and hypertension.  

In 2019, when Emmitt was diagnosed with brain disease, it medically retired him from his career. He decided to advocate for the same disease that debilitated him since 1995 and to talk about how his mental health got him through it all. He created his organization called Male Lupus Warriors Corp to spread Lupus and Mental Health awareness. He holds a safe space for men to meet and talk about their hardships in life; he encourages everyone to not be a victim to their illness.   

Emmitt did an advocacy campaign in Tanzania Africa in 2022, which included climbing Mt. Kilimanjaro. During his climb, he suffered high-altitude pulmonary edema and ended up going into kidney failure for the second time in his life. He is now currently doing home hemodialysis and is on the transplant list for another kidney. During this time, he still maintains his advocacy by being active on social media; he also does speakings/podcasts and facilitates support groups, he is also an active Board member for four autoimmune organizations.  

Emmitt Henderson III 
Malelupuswarriors@gmail.com 
www.malelupuswarriors.org  

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