Bradley DiTeresi is a financial executive from Olathe, Kansas who holds degrees from the University of Kansas and University of Missouri-Kansas City. He regularly supports several charities including Unbound, the Alzheimer's Association, and the Lupus Foundation of America. Lupus is an autoimmune disease where the immune system attacks healthy tissues and organs, which can be caused by a combination of genetics, hormones, medications, and environmental factors like sun exposure. Diagnosing lupus is difficult because its symptoms are similar to other illnesses, but a butterfly-shaped facial rash is a clear sign, along with fatigue, fever, dry eyes, chest pains, headaches, joint swelling, and skin lesions that wor