Everyone suffers from stress from time to time but when you have a chronic disease, stress not only adds to your everyday burden but can often exacerbate the symptoms of your condition. While we can’t avoid stress altogether, there are ways that we help ourselves relax more and not let things…
Invisible illnesses are conditions patients have that are not obvious when looking at them. Often people with an invisible illness face a lot of prejudice; others accuse them of faking, lying or exaggerating their illness. People just don’t fully understand what patients with invisible illnesses are going through.
Do you know what an auto-immune disease is? Maybe you’ve heard the term but don’t fully understand what it means. This video from Barbara Grubbs describes auto-immune diseases, what they are and how they can affect the body. Auto-immune diseases all have one thing in common: the body’s…
Diagnosing lupus can be extremely difficult because the range of symptoms is so vast that many can signify other conditions. Because diagnosing the autoimmune disease is tricky, doctors consider the condition when several of the most common symptoms exist. Here are 13 common symptoms of lupus. In this 2014 YouTube clip, …
Lupus is an autoimmune and chronic disease that can affect anyone at any age and gender. Even though it tends to affect mostly female adults, children can also develop lupus. Because the range of symptoms is so extensive, it can be very difficult to diagnose. Wondering how lupus is diagnosed? Find…
If you’ve recently been diagnosed with lupus, you might feel overwhelmed. New terms, new tests, new medicines, and new doctors force you into a whole new world. Below are just a few lifestyle changes that can help you manage your lupus journey. Here are six tips you might find helpful:…
Exercise is crucial for people with lupus to help slow down the decline of lung function and to maintain overall health, but over the holidays it can be difficult to find the time. With this in mind, we’ve put together a list of tips to help you find time to…
Autoimmune diseases (like lupus) occur when the immune system attacks the body’s healthy cells causing a host of issues. Right now, there’s no known cause or cure for these diseases. What do you know about the cells the immune system attacks? Did you know B-cells produce antibodies and T-cells…
Living with a chronic illness is never easy. When you get diagnosed with a disease that is going to be with you for the rest of your life, such as lupus, you have to adapt to your new life. But how can you? What should you keep doing…
Finding out a friend, family member or co-worker has lupus is devastating, however, despite our best intentions, we can often accidentally say something that may be offensive or hurtful. What the person really wants to hear is that you’re there for them and thinking of them. With that in mind,…