Reluctance To Visit the Emergency Room As A Chronically Ill PatientIt was a Thursday night and I was experiencing the ravages of an ear infection that seemed to go from 0 to 100 in approximately 2 hours. I’ve never had... By Ava Meena4 min readBookmark for later
My Lupus Advocacy JourneyI thought when I got diagnosed with lupus I would receive a "welcome packet" at the doctor's office, like you do when you get accepted to college. I thought my... By Geri Rodriguez3 min readBookmark for later
Are You Guilty of Doomscrolling About Lupus?I recently had a flashback from the first year after my lupus diagnosis: I was lying on the couch with high pain levels and I had read an extensive list... By Ava Meena3 min readBookmark for later
Reluctance To Visit the Emergency Room As A Chronically Ill PatientIt was a Thursday night and I was experiencing the ravages of an ear infection that seemed to go from 0 to 100 in approximately 2 hours. I’ve never had... By Ava Meena4 min readBookmark for later
My Lupus Advocacy JourneyI thought when I got diagnosed with lupus I would receive a "welcome packet" at the doctor's office, like you do when you get accepted to college. I thought my... By Geri Rodriguez3 min readBookmark for later
Are You Guilty of Doomscrolling About Lupus?I recently had a flashback from the first year after my lupus diagnosis: I was lying on the couch with high pain levels and I had read an extensive list... By Ava Meena3 min readBookmark for later
Reluctance To Visit the Emergency Room As A Chronically Ill PatientIt was a Thursday night and I was experiencing the ravages of an ear infection that seemed to go from 0 to 100 in approximately 2 hours. I’ve never had... By Ava Meena4 min readBookmark for later
My Lupus Advocacy JourneyI thought when I got diagnosed with lupus I would receive a "welcome packet" at the doctor's office, like you do when you get accepted to college. I thought my... By Geri Rodriguez3 min readBookmark for later
Are You Guilty of Doomscrolling About Lupus?I recently had a flashback from the first year after my lupus diagnosis: I was lying on the couch with high pain levels and I had read an extensive list... By Ava Meena3 min readBookmark for later
Living With Lupus and Other DiagnosesGetting a lupus diagnosis was hard enough at the age of 27, and looking back my doctors never prepared me if other diagnoses could follow. I don’t know if they... By Geri Rodriguez3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Fun Things to Do When You're Sick, But BoredMost lupus patients talk about the fatigue, joint pain, and social isolation that comes with a chronic illness. But a topic you hear about less from chronically ill people is... By Meghan Bea3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Sick, Tired and Beyond Fed UpI've been off work since March. Spent a lot of time back and forth to the doctor. The first few times they completely kept blowing me off and passing between...Bookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Diagnosed TodayHello all..... My name is Michelle and today my doctor called with a diagnosis of Lupus. I'm in shock..... I have wrist pain and a finger that is buckling that...Bookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments50 replies