Living

I did my first set of Cimzia injections when I was almost 32 weeks pregnant with my second child. My inflammation levels were out of control and one specialist refused...

In my experience, you can let a lot of things slide during a lupus flare. You can let your dishes pile up, take a sick day, order take out for...

Outside my window, an angry brown river raged down what was once a road. The flood stormed over the 3-foot-high concrete barrier separating the street from the sidewalk. Tree branches...

How has everyone with lupus been dealing with their weather, and how does it changes drastically every day? This time around, summer has been overwhelmingly hot, but we have been...

In part 1, we discussed what anxiety is, how it can be diagnosed, and if it can make our lupus symptoms worse. Now let’s take a look at the signs...

In July, as stores, movie theaters, and restaurants opened up, and mask mandates in California were being lifted, fear of COVID seemed to slow a bit. I was cautiously optimistic...

Everyone that has skin issues or any health issues I encourage to model. Why? Ask yourself why not? You become unique in your own way. Just think that no one...

Have you ever thought about how to deal with lupus? Like, just really hitting that point in your fight when it’s not so stressful? Where you react a little differently...

For as long as I can remember, I have experienced fatigue in a way that seemed so ...abnormal. I wasn’t just tired after an exceptionally long day or vigorous activity;...

Research shows that 37 percent of people living with lupus will also deal with anxiety.. It is felt that this is due to the amount of stress that comes with...

The words "you are bleeding out" will hit anyone like a ton of bricks. It was the possibility of death that scared me. Bleeding for nearly 2 years was rough...

Am I the only one who gets pregnancy scares with lupus? Now that I have a child, I do not know whether I missed my period because I am pregnant...

"Chronic illness will show you two things very clearly: the amazing compassion of some people you hardly know at all, and the disgusting selfishness of some people you thought you...

Can lupus become fatal? Yes, for some people, lupus can become fatal. Lupus causes many complications with health issues. It is dangerous because lupus attacks the organs. Our kidneys and...

I contracted mono (Epstein-Barr virus) at the age of 22 when my health problems began. I was fit and healthy before this, and part of my routine was swimming at...

All aboard, next mood swing in t-minus 6 minutes. Is it hot in here? Wait, have you seen my glasses, my keys, my phone? This is what I go through...

Wearing makeup can make you feel beautiful and relaxed, but when should you wear makeup, and how? Around 2016, when I was going through my second kidney failure, it started...

Over the past decade, I have experienced varying levels of restless leg syndrome (RLS). When it’s been at its most severe, during my pregnancies, I’ve found myself thinking that the...

Imagine, you are driving down the expressway in morning rush hour traffic. The red lights from the cars in front of you glaring at your bloodshot eyes after a night...

Editor’s note: Content warning – This article includes experiences with suicidal thoughts. I just recently entered a depression stage where it is impossible for me to get out of. I...