I’m honored to share a guest article written by Emily who has lupus. She authors a blog which she credits as being her “online diary of life with a chronic illness”. Emily’s fluid writing style reads as if she’s having a conversation with you. I admire her candidness about how lupus affects her life.
Lupus Hospital Vacation
The stickers and wires attached to my body made the landscape of my skin look like a colorful spider web.
I’m on the Top 30 Lupus Blogs…”Say What?”
I received an email announcing that my blog was chosen as one of the top 30 lupus blogs. Feeling dumbfounded is an understatement. You could have knocked me over with a feather (as one of my friends says).
I Love Lupus! You Read it Right – The Benefits of Lupus
I woke up with a romantic notion, feeling dared to find ways in which having lupus is not always a bad thing. Surely somewhere in this, or any chronic disease, there has to be a tiny bit of positivity.
How can I help You With Your Lupus?
My vision is a place where people with chronic illnesses can own homes and live among fellow spoonies. A spoonie community. A spoonity.
Dear Doctor, You’re Fired! – When it’s Time to Change Lupus Docs
While no individual physician may meet all of our health needs, or have exhaustive knowledge on any specific disease, that should not excuse doctors from failing to provide care to the point where it may be detrimental to our well-being.
8 Ways To Be A Better Patient
My lupus requires me to see many doctors and specialists: rheumatologist, neurologist, nephrologist, primary care, […]