As months turn into years and years turn into decades of living with systemic lupus erythematosus, we begin to record what helps mitigate or temper symptoms before they turn into a full-blown flare. In fact, it often feels like we have an entire armamentarium of health strategies we rely on just to make it through […] The post The unseen coping strategies that are part of my lupus management appeared first on Lupus News Today.| Lupus News Today – The Web's Daily Resource for Lupus News
Being honest about lupus symptoms and challenges helps us be proactive and stay committed to our health, writes columnist Candace Semien.| Lupus News Today
Pain wakes me at 3:18 a.m., reminding me that lupus stopped me from working. “Yeah, I know,” I sleep-whisper and stare at the digital clock until box breathing cools me back to sleep. An hour later, 4:30 a.m. is on the clock, and inner-me rebuts, but it didn’t end my career. Hours later, when I’m […] The post Does my inability to work mean I am disabled or differently abled? appeared first on Lupus News Today.| Lupus News Today – The Web's Daily Resource for Lupus News
Among the many things columnist Candace Semien had to learn while living with lupus were the types and function of various needles.| Lupus News Today
Columnist Candace Semien explains living with lupus by invoking the mysterious and powerful TARDIS, part of the "Doctor Who" television show.| Lupus News Today