4 Positive Things about Having Lupus
As Lupus Awareness Month comes to a close, I wanted to reflect on the positive things my lupus diagnosis has brought into my life. Sure, there’s the fatigue, the pain, the rashes, the lesions, the expensive lab tests and doctors visits, and so much more, but it’s not all bad. There are truly kind, empathetic … Read more
Guest Post: Finding the Right Doctor Is Critical to Health and Happiness
I’m excited to welcome Tali Wee as a guest blogger this week in honor of Lupus Awareness Month! You’ll find more info about her in the bio below. As patients, doctors are our teachers, our mentors, our guidance through frightening decision-making and sometimes even our heroes. With their hard-earned knowledge, they can cure our ailments … Read more
Lupus Awareness Month: Fear and Loathing
May is Lupus Awareness month, and between communing with other lupies via twitter and facebook and writing blog posts, I’m trying to do all I can to raise awareness for a disease that most people know nothing about yet that affects more people than many other well-publicized diseases. Click here for more info about lupus. … Read more
Trying to Do It All
I’m frequently guilty of trying to do it all. And before I felt the symptoms of lupus, I was often successful at it. Teaching while taking a heavy load of grad courses while student teaching? Sure! Why not? But I’m no longer able to take on quite as much; although, I try. But not without … Read more
Does Twitter Impact Your Health?
The other day as I was reading through a long queue of tweets, I noticed an overwhelmingly negative tone in all of them. From mundane complaints about feeling frustrated with loved ones to more serious complaints about feeling fed up with chronic pain, everyone seemed to be on a downhill slide. What was interesting was … Read more
