Victim or Victor?Do you ever feel like you are in a dark place? Like you can’t crawl out of a lupus flare before another...reactions2comments
My Journey To Filing For Disability, Part 1At almost 30 years old, in 2016, the word disability wasn’t even in my vernacular. Sure I knew what it was. I...reactionscomments
Health InsuranceWhen I moved back home, I didn’t think things in the system would become even harder to deal with. I just had...reactions1comment
Pants That Covered My Pain and Brightened My FutureI crave food! I crave food! I crave food all of the time! Whenever my rheumatologist and I discuss a regimen of...reactions1comment
Community Views: What Lupus Fatigue Feels LikeFatigue is an intense feeling that many people do not fully understand until they are living with it. Fatigue is very different...reactions22comments
Things I am Tired of People Saying Because I Have a Chronic IllnessThere are so many things that I am tired of saying because of my autoimmune disease. Most of it relates to spousal...reactions6comments
Accepting Lupus After Your Mourning PeriodBeing diagnosed with lupus was probably one of most difficult moments you have had to deal with. You most likely had a...reactions5comments
Telling Your Story May Be Good for Your Health“While writing about my health issues has not cured them, it has helped me develop better coping skills and even contributed to...reactionscomments
Advocacy: We Have the Strength in Service of Ourselves“You have the strength to get up.” Many years ago, a woman got up in a room full of over 300 lupus...reactionscomments
Why Childcare Is Essential for Me as a Mom With LupusI am a stay-at-home mom and a work-at-home mom, but almost never at the same time. This is because I’m also a...reactions2comments
What Are Digital Therapeutics?Digital therapeutics (DTx) first entered clinical discussions in the 1990s. The idea was that technology could improve healthcare access. It could help...reactionscomments
Judgments We Can Face With LupusI had to give up my career in the travel industry 15 years ago which was an incredibly difficult time in my...reactions1comment
My Lupus Advocacy Work: An Interview With Racquel DozierOur Editorial Team spoke with Racquel Dozier, an advocate for the Lupus.net community who has been writing about her lupus journey for...reactions2comments
You Should Tell Your StoryWhen I decided to make a lupus video for Facebook, I did not expect to get the recognition that I would get...reactionscomments
Why I Joined a Lupus Support GroupAt my very first support group meeting, I walked into the Italian restaurant with sweaty hands. Not even the aroma of garlic...reactions14comments
Lupus Awareness Month 2021: We Are Linked by LupusMay is Lupus Awareness Month. This year we honor the incredible community of people who are living with lupus. Too often those...reactionscomments
8 Tips for Parenting a Toddler When You Have LupusParenting a young child is physically demanding, and it’s often around-the-clock work. It’s been harder on my body than I expected. I...reactionscomments
Balancing a Healthy Diet With LupusMany have read and been told that there is a specific lupus diet that can help cure lupus. I have found that...reactions2comments
Am I a Clean Freak?Am I a clean freak or am I just concerned about my health? The more and more I think about that question...reactions3comments
The First Time Someone Glared At Me For Using a Handicapped PassThe first time someone gave me a dirty look for using a handicapped pass happened in the grocery store parking lot. I...reactionscomments
