Stories

I was diagnosed with Lupus when I was 9. I am 36 now. The doctors had never seen a case in someone so young. I was put on the medical...

I was an electrician. I can no longer do that because I can't remember it, and my body will not hold out. It takes all my energy to make it...

Hi, my name is Michelle I was diagnosed with SLE lupus and fibromyalgia 4 years ago. Doctors said I’ve probably had it since my 20s though, but without having insurance...

I'm 35 years old was diagnosed with lupus April 2002. I had move from a regular high school and go to a school where I could work at my own...

I have suffered from Lupus for over 30 years. At some points, I thought I was losing my mind! The doctors wouldn't take the time to actually listen to me...

My name is Julie. I have scleroderma lupus. The hardest thing is fatigue. After going to the store, I climb onto my bed and crash for hours. I am so...

I am 46 years old and was diagnosed with Lupus SLE in 2000. I’ll never forget it. This was at the time I lost my best friend, my grandmother. It...

I started having problems when I was about 17. I was told most of my pain, soreness, and problems were from my rough teenage years. (I was in rodeos and...

I was diagnosed with lupus nephritis last July. After years of not knowing I had lupus, I went on short-term disability for six months. Because I still didn’t feel well...

One day about 15 years ago I woke up with what I thought was the flu. Body aches, muscle joint pain, and fatigue. Oh, the fatigue! It was horrible. After...

It was 2006, my dermatologist promised me he would help me. Yes, he did, absolutely. I am American Indian. I had 1 little pimple on my face. My doctor cut...

I look back 11 years ago, when I was diagnosed with Mixed Connective Tissue Disease and I honestly am blessed it flared up when it did. I lost my 11-year-old...

I started showing signs about age 12 but the doctors always came up with crazy reasons I was feeling the way I was. I learned to deal with it and...

Lupus has affected my life in so many ways. I was diagnosed at 15 (I’m now 22). The day of my first doctor appointment, I couldn’t even tie my own...

I was in a horrible car wreck in 1991... it was shortly after that I was diagnosed... pretty sure that was the trigger. I was 19. I am now 50...

I HAVE HAD A LOT OF HEALTH ISSUES FOR YEARS, But my mom didn't get any answers for awhile (I was 7 at the time). At one of my doctor's...

I had struggled with pain and multi-organ complications for most of my life. Doctor said it was stress or depression. I could have open a mental health clinic with all...

When I was told I had Lupus by my rheumatologist, I said no way, not me! I have pain, but I'm fine. Reading about it as a few years went...

Being diagnosed in 2010, a single mom and a very active woman, Lupus was not real. It was something that a doctor said was the reason for my poor health...

Lupus has totally changed my life. It took over 10 years to diagnosis and by then I was quite ill. I have severe photosensitivity and can’t be in the sun...