Testimonies: Living with Lupus 7 Articles

by Miz Flow

Lupus hit me in a strange (and quick) way. I had just graduated from grade 8 and was on top of the world. I was voted class president and had been selected by my peers to address my graduating class as the valedictorian....read more

by Sunshadow

I was diagnosed with lupus when I was 19 years old. I suppose the symptoms had been there long before. I had been suffering from Raynauds, a condition where your feet and hands go blue and purple from loss of blood circula...read more

by Shirley Neville

living with Lupus can be a experimental stage at first, been correctly diagnosed, then getting the right medication and then staying calm and positive is the key to living with Lupus. when I was diagnosed, there was not on...read more

by Prpledrm

He's everyones favorite Dr. to hate, but why? I mean aside from his blunt and brutal honesty. horrible bed-side manner, skimping on clinical hours and basically driving everyone around him crazy...what's not to love?. Hi...read more

by Wendy Brock

In the spring of '98, I started getting sick. Never in my life had I been sick, aside from the time that I had chicken pox when I was 6, but this was different. My entire body felt weird. It all started during my secon...read more

by Karon Wilbanks

Lupus has been called everything from the silent disease to the "but you don't look sick" disease. It is actually an autoimmune disease and can range from mild to severe and even life threatening. The mild form, called dis...read more

by Lynnette Southwood

My Story: Still Alive and Kicking By Lynnette Southwood I was diagnosed with Lupus in April of 1989, when I was 22 years old. I had two small children, no job and a failing relationship. I had not been feeling well for...read more