Condeixa Rally

On 16th and 17th May, the 3rd rally of Condeixa Firefighters was held.

This event is considered one of the strictest in the central region and it is part of the Regional Centre Trophy Rally.

The race is composed of four special classifications and it had its beginning on Saturday night (with the super special on asphalt in the municipality of Condeixa) and its end on Sunday with triple passing through the Ega-Belide section. The section was 10 km long on a gravel road.

40 cars participated in the rally, but only 18 managed to finish the race due to accidents and mechanical issues.

As I am a fan of rally (not sure if it is because my father is a mechanic or because of something else) I went to see the night race and also the daytime race.

Night Section

Day Section

 Accidents

Mechanical issues

                   

Do you know what SLE is?

  Hi! May is lupus awareness month and May 10th is world lupus day. But do you know what lupus is?

 Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE or lupus for short - easier, right?) is a chronic,  autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body. Basically, the cells that are supposed to protect your body attack and destroy healthy tissues.  

  I was diagnosed with SLE last summer. It has been almost a year and I'm still getting used to it. There's no cure for SLE and no one knows what causes it.
  The things I hate most are having to take medication for the rest of my life,  the red rash on my face and that I can't catch sunlight.

   

  There are two symbols for SLE.  One of them is the wolf,  because lupus means wolf in Latin and the rash on our faces is similar to the rash that appears in some wolves. The other is the butterfly, because the rash has the shape of a butterfly. 

  Purple is the colour that symbolises SLE, so... 



and help us fight SLE!

PS: If you want to know more about SLE, I really enjoyed this site: http://www.melissasmallwood.com/2013/05/12-things-i-want-you-to-know-about-living-with-lupus/

She has SLE and explains it in a simple way.