Is It Worse To Have An Invisible Disability or a Visible One?Like most lupus patients, I always wonder if I’d be treated differently by my family, friends, and doctors if my illness was visible. If I used a wheelchair, would people... By Meghan Bea3 min readBookmark for later
My Newest Symptom: CostochondritisAt the beginning of last year I noticed a new symptom that I’ve never experienced before. I remember I was driving at the time when I noticed a sharp pain... By Charlotte Barnett2 min readBookmark for later
A Man's Journey Through a Woman's DiseaseOne of the most pervasive myths is that lupus is solely a woman’s disease. As a man living with lupus, I navigate a landscape riddled with challenges and misunderstandings that... By Emmitt Henderson2 min readBookmark for later
Is It Worse To Have An Invisible Disability or a Visible One?Like most lupus patients, I always wonder if I’d be treated differently by my family, friends, and doctors if my illness was visible. If I used a wheelchair, would people... By Meghan Bea3 min readBookmark for later
My Newest Symptom: CostochondritisAt the beginning of last year I noticed a new symptom that I’ve never experienced before. I remember I was driving at the time when I noticed a sharp pain... By Charlotte Barnett2 min readBookmark for later
A Man's Journey Through a Woman's DiseaseOne of the most pervasive myths is that lupus is solely a woman’s disease. As a man living with lupus, I navigate a landscape riddled with challenges and misunderstandings that... By Emmitt Henderson2 min readBookmark for later
Is It Worse To Have An Invisible Disability or a Visible One?Like most lupus patients, I always wonder if I’d be treated differently by my family, friends, and doctors if my illness was visible. If I used a wheelchair, would people... By Meghan Bea3 min readBookmark for later
My Newest Symptom: CostochondritisAt the beginning of last year I noticed a new symptom that I’ve never experienced before. I remember I was driving at the time when I noticed a sharp pain... By Charlotte Barnett2 min readBookmark for later
A Man's Journey Through a Woman's DiseaseOne of the most pervasive myths is that lupus is solely a woman’s disease. As a man living with lupus, I navigate a landscape riddled with challenges and misunderstandings that... By Emmitt Henderson2 min readBookmark for later
Getting Your Nails Done with LupusHaving an autoimmune disease like lupus can be overbearing. Sometimes being a mother, wife, and working as well, you tend to not treat yourself when it comes to placing yourself... By Jokiva Bellard2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
A Personal Triumph for Sun SafetyIt didn’t take long after my lupus diagnosis for me to realize I was likely going to have some level of sun sensitivity, either from the disease or the medications... By Ava Meena4 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 laterReactions0reactionsComments11 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 laterReactions0reactionsComments44 replies