In 1999, Kellie Martin lost her 19 year old sister, Heather, to #lupus. So, Kellie took on a new role that she continues passionately to this day: national spokesperson for the Autoimmune Association. She works to raise awareness, lobbies Congress, speaks and meets personally with patients and their families. Kellie is most fondly remembered for playing Becca Thacher on the groundbreaking ABC family drama Life Goes On (for which she received an Emmy nomination), and her portrayal of Lucy Knight,