Season 2 | Episode #20 with Lupus LA Board Member, Lupus Advocate and Lupus Patient, Stacey Uberstine

Season TWO Episode TWENTY of the Your Story Our Fight® podcast welcomes Stacey Uberstine. Stacey graduated from California State University Northridge in 1990 with a bachelor of science degree in Health Administration with a computer science minor.  One of her most notable jobs was helping to establish the Industrial Care Center which is operational at San Pedro Hospital.  In 1993 Stacey transitioned into the insurance industry where she owned and operated her own State farm Agency for over a decade. Stacey was diagnosed with lupus in 1994.  She stays abreast of the disease and all related medical breakthroughs and advances in research. Stacey has been an active donor and Board member of Lupus LA. She has a passion for patient advocacy within the lupus and breast cancer communities. Stacey is an avid sports fan, and actually met her husband through her work at State Farm.  Sports seems to be a family affair, as her husband is a prominent sports attorney who has represented some of the most iconic figures in professional sports.  Her passion for sports was passed on to her twin boys, Grant and Tyler.  Grant was an avid athlete in high school, participating in lacrosse, baseball and swimming.  Tyler’s passion for baseball took him to Northwestern University, where he earned a spot in the team’s starting rotation.  He was later drafted by the Boston Red Sox. Stacey resides in Manhattan Beach, where she can be seen taking strolls along the beach.  She is an avid reader and spends a considerable amount of time supporting philanthropic causes close to her heart related to lupus and breast cancer.