If I were single, how could I possible find a grain of energy to date someone? My nature is to remain reticence where I am safe. But the desire to find a companion might catapult me off the couch and onto the computer, searching for love despite my lupus and chronic illnesses.
Being Young and Chronically Ill
When you are a teenager or young adult, chronic illness derails your life. You are trying to do everything your healthy friends and peers are doing, but most of the time you just can’t.
Lupus Meltdown – (Lupus Stress)
I haven’t written for a while and I apologize. Lupus dominated my life over the past couple of months. The physical and emotional stress all culminated into a lupus meltdown.
Lupus, CSF Leak, Chiari – Oh MY!
My choices were rather simple and straight forward: 1. undergo brain surgery, or 2. risk potential paralysis
Lupus Hospital Vacation
The stickers and wires attached to my body made the landscape of my skin look like a colorful spider web.
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.
Migraine Glasses! Who Knew?
I’m a bit miffed at my neurologist. In the 7 years I have been under his care, he’s never mentioned glasses of this sort. These glasses would have helped tremendously. Well doc, put on your big boy tighty whities because we have something discuss…
Lupus Medications are my Chronic Illness Reality
My psychologist wants to wean me off of my anxiety medications. Fine, super, go ahead. […]
Lupus Confession
I need to woman up and make a lupus confession. I have been promoting lupus-life […]