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If you have been on blood thinners or have lupus, you are prone to bruises and scratches. I have experienced that a lot lately. People asked me how I got...

At one of my lowest points with lupus, I impulsively adopted a shelter dog. I had been feeling isolated from friends and family due to fatigue that seemed endless. Adopting...

This is my 10th anniversary of being diagnosed with lupus, and I am so happy I made it this far. Being diagnosed with lupus at age 17 was a lot...

Sometimes, taking responsibility for your health kind of sucks. Have you been there – where you just want to do the right thing for your health but the process feels...

After almost 3 years, Covid finally got me. Unfortunately, my husband fell ill first. The day after Thanksgiving, I saw that he was wearing a mask. I asked him what...

I have been in the medical field for over 15 years. I’ve seen it from the inside out. I have seen providers of all kinds, from my "fellow" nurses, to...

When I first became sick with lupus, nearly everything about my life changed. I had once juggled my college classes with work and a social life without too much difficulty...

Lupus nephritis is an inflammation of the kidneys. It occurs as a result of lupus, an autoimmune disease. When you have an autoimmune disease, your body's immune system attacks your...

Getting diagnosed with lupus changed my life forever. I now had a "new normal" that I would have to adapt to. Looking at things retrospectively, there were a lot of...

Oh, the weather outside is getting a bit frightful. Cold has moved in and with it less daylight for many. The winter months are here. Days of feeling super tired...

Having a recent flare has shown me how unethical the medical system really is. I just had a recent flare while pregnant that lasted almost a month. This flare started...

Cutaneous lupus erythematosus (CLE) is lupus that affects the skin. CLE flares cause a rash to develop over parts of the skin. It may appear as a "butterfly rash" covering...

I have noticed a pattern over the last several winters that I seem to pick up an onslaught of viruses. The exception for this was during the Covid-19 lockdown where...

I’ve never had any issues with my eyes, so I never needed to see an ophthalmologist (eye doctor) until my lupus diagnosis when I was prescribed Plaquenil (hydroxychloroquine). My rheumatologist...

Getting back into a routine after the holidays can be challenging, especially for people in the chronic illness community. Increased fatigue and flares can happen, whether you took things slow...

It is difficult to deal with everything that lupus throws at you. I have always looked at what I CAN do beyond lupus. After walking on this lupus journey, I...

When I first got my lupus diagnosis, I was very hesitant about who I would share the news with. I feared the judgment or the sympathy people would feel for...

It’s crazy to think that having Covid was not as bad compared to a lupus flare. When I got hit with Covid, I was fortunate enough to get Paxlovid and...

Canceling is never part of the plan, but it does happen. People with lupus are familiar with this and the kind of misunderstanding that follows. Whether it is the holidays...

Many people seem to be swirling with purpose on New Year's Day. This feeling seems to start around the end of December and continues throughout January. I watch people make...