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Lupus Time isn't self-care time!

post in honor of international self-care day 2021. My whole life changed the day my rheumatologist shifted from trying to recruit me into...

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Jul 24, 20213 min read

Do you ever run into friends demanding more of you than you can give? I've always found it interesting how life events challenge or...

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Jun 13, 20212 min read

When my lupus flared into the worst flare of my life... I was living half-way around the world in a foreign country and trying to survive...

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Jun 5, 20211 min read

Did you know purple butterflies represent lupus? The classic lupus rash appears in the shape of a butterfly across our faces. Butterflies...

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May 30, 20211 min read

Do you ever wonder what your past self would think of who you are now? 10 years ago, I was on my second year of being too sick to work....

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May 22, 20211 min read

Sometimes the best self-care is trusting that you know your body and advocating for yourself. A huge challenge for people with invisible...

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May 5, 20211 min read

The hard truth about living with a chronic illness is that you often can't do everything you previously could. Plus you have a bunch of...

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Jan 17, 20212 min read

What would you pack for a day at the hospital? I have to go to Into the hospital today for an iron infusion and thought I'd share some of...

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Jan 4, 20211 min read

If someone had told me 20 years ago that I'd be happy to get new diagnoses I'd have told them they're nuts. Who wants more diagnoses?...

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Dec 19, 20201 min read