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BC Place lights for National Psoriatic Arthritis Awareness Day

October 19th, 2021

The Stadium’s Northern Lights to be lit in purple on Tuesday, October 19

On Tuesday, BC Place will be lit in purple for National Psoriatic Arthritis Awareness Day.

The day aims to awareness of the painful inflammatory disease that may develop in conjunction with psoriasis. Approximately 30% of people with psoriasis, the skin disease that causes dryness, itchiness or scaly rashes, also develop psoriatic arthritis, which can affect the entire body and may lead to permanent joint and tissue damage if not identified and treated early and aggressively.

Learn more by visiting https://spondylitis.ca/psa-day.