The state of Georgia just made it official.

October 25-31, 2026, is officially recognized as We Are ILL Week in the state of Georgia, and we’re not going to pretend like this is a small thing, because it’s not. House Resolution 6 was introduced by Representative Kim Schofield (@state_rep_kim) and passed with bipartisan support, and it formally recognizes the work this community has been doing for nine years. Nine years of showing up for Black women living with MS, lupus, and NMOSD. Nine years of building something that didn’t exist before we built it. And now the state of Georgia is saying, on the record, that what we’re doing matters. We’re beyond grateful for Rep. Schofield, alongside Representatives Viola Davis, Sandra Scott, Marvin Lim, and Park Cannon for their support in making this milestone a moment. This resolution isn’t just a piece of paper. It’s visibility. It’s validation. It’s a formal acknowledgment that the chronic illness experience for Black women deserves public recognition, that our caregivers deserve to be seen, and that conditions you can’t always see on the outside still deserve to be taken seriously. We went from a hashtag to the NASDAQ bell to the Georgia State Legislature. And we did that because of you. Every woman who shared her story, every member who showed up for a Beyond ILL session, every person who donated, volunteered, or told a friend about us. This is yours. We’re just getting started. #WeAreILLMatic #WeAreILLWeek #ChronicIllnessCommunity #BlackWomenWithMS #LupusAwareness