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How Adopting a Disabled Dog Helped Me Accept My Own Disability

Three years after I was diagnosed with lupus, I was scrolling through emails on my phone during my lunch break when a picture caught my eye. Beneath the logo of...

By Meghan Beaudry

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Life in Full Bloom: How Gardening Created a Healthier Me

Have you ever wondered if you planted a seed how well it would grow? I have often looked at gardens in awe and wished I could create something so bountiful...

By Racquel H. Dozier

4 days ago

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Suits: An Expensive Fashion Statement For Someone Living With Lupus

The average cost of living with lupus in America is $22,000 and $50,000. The cost of lupus is based on several studies. Yes, there is a cost associated with lupus...

By Christopher Reed

4 days ago

How Adopting a Disabled Dog Helped Me Accept My Own Disability

Three years after I was diagnosed with lupus, I was scrolling through emails on my phone during my lunch break when a picture caught my eye. Beneath the logo of...

By Meghan Beaudry

3 days ago

Life in Full Bloom: How Gardening Created a Healthier Me

Have you ever wondered if you planted a seed how well it would grow? I have often looked at gardens in awe and wished I could create something so bountiful...

By Racquel H. Dozier

4 days ago

Suits: An Expensive Fashion Statement For Someone Living With Lupus

The average cost of living with lupus in America is $22,000 and $50,000. The cost of lupus is based on several studies. Yes, there is a cost associated with lupus...

By Christopher Reed

4 days ago

How Adopting a Disabled Dog Helped Me Accept My Own Disability

Three years after I was diagnosed with lupus, I was scrolling through emails on my phone during my lunch break when a picture caught my eye. Beneath the logo of...

By Meghan Beaudry

3 days ago

Life in Full Bloom: How Gardening Created a Healthier Me

Have you ever wondered if you planted a seed how well it would grow? I have often looked at gardens in awe and wished I could create something so bountiful...

By Racquel H. Dozier

4 days ago

Suits: An Expensive Fashion Statement For Someone Living With Lupus

The average cost of living with lupus in America is $22,000 and $50,000. The cost of lupus is based on several studies. Yes, there is a cost associated with lupus...

By Christopher Reed

4 days ago

Ovarian Cysts and Lupus

I hope I am not alone when I say that an ovarian cyst can be very painful. Ovarian cysts are fluid-filled sacs or pockets in an ovary or on its...

By Jokiva Bellard

6 days ago

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What To Expect When Taking Corticosteroids

I stare up at the IV bag of clear liquid snaking into my arm: "1000mg methylprednisolone," the nurse at my rheumatologist explains. This is the last of 3 emergency infusions...

By Meghan Beaudry

7 days ago

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How Adopting a Disabled Dog Helped Me Accept My Own Disability

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How Adopting a Disabled Dog Helped Me Accept My Own Disability

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How Adopting a Disabled Dog Helped Me Accept My Own Disability

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