Wendy Smith is the director and trustee of an independent, not-for-profit organization registered since 2011 that is seeking charity status. The organization recognizes Henoch Schonlein Purpura as a rare autoimmune blood disease affecting the skin, blood, kidneys, joints, and sometimes eyes that causes fatigue, initially affecting mostly children but also affecting adults. The organization started globally, has members from different countries, has played a major part in change while working with other related organizations, and has its own website.