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Britt Clark | My Lupus Story
Britt Clark is the founder of Lupus Lyfe, a lupus blog with a...
Lupus Health Goals, Looking Ahead to 2020
Setting personal goals is a big part of maintaining your resolutions. As the year...
Support from Caregivers That Works (& What Doesn’t)
Managing the ups and downs, the twists and turns, of lupus is an on-going battle. What support do Lupus Warriors find most useful and what else can caregivers do to help? No two people with lupus are alike. That doesn't just mean that symptoms and disease fluctuations are different (though...
Home Remedies & OTC Treatments for Lupus
Do Lupus Warriors turn to home remedies or over-the-counter solutions to help manage the fatigue, pain, and other symptoms of lupus? Despite the fact that only 1 lupus medication has been approved in the last 60 years, there are many reasons to be optimistic. Anifrolumab, made by AstraZeneca, just met...
Frustrations (and Remaining Optimistic) with Lupus
Living with lupus brings plenty of frustrations. Finding moments of optimism when you're feeling down is a key part of the battle. Fatigue, flares, medication side effects, physical challenges... there are plenty of frustrations to overcome when living with lupus. Remaining optimistic can be hard, but it's worth it. Research has...
Flare Triggers and Early Lupus Symptoms
Recognizing flare triggers makes it possible to predict changes in lupus disease activity before the symptoms begin. Living with lupus can feel like a roller coaster. Over night, symptoms can show up or disappear and inflammation can rise and fall. Internal factors, like stress, and external factors, like air...
The Top Lupus Tip to Share with My Younger Self Is…
Experience: The useful tidbits you learn along the way (but wish you knew from the beginning) Over time, you become an expert in living with lupus. You build a lupus treatment team that works for you. You get the schedule of medications and office visits down. You get used...
I Wish That My Rheumatologist Understood…
Rheumatologists are experts when it comes to autoimmune diseases like lupus. But, that doesn't mean that they understand all the challenges of being a Lupus Warrior. Rheumatologists are key members of the lupus treatment team and are often the clinician that will make a lupus diagnosis. But,...
Relationship: When to Tell a New Date You Have Lupus
Lupus is a personal battle. But, a relationship is an opportunity (and a challenge) to include other people in the battle. Depending on how long you have been living with lupus, the current severity of your flares, your personal level of comfort inviting other people into the intimate parts...