Hurricane in Heels -- a Column by Kellie McRae

Some days are good energy days, and some days are low pain days. Sometimes there are days when you are like, “I am going to throw it all to the wind and get what I get.” Recently, I took a trip to Laos and I learned a…

Do you remember that old ketchup commercial about how you had to wait for the thick ketchup to slowly make its way out of the bottle? That ketchup may have been worth the wait, but lately I have noticed a few things about me and anticipation. It’s making…

I live on social media. I constantly share information about food, lupus, business, etc. It seems my day is not complete without at least one post on Facebook or Instagram. As I have shared my lupus journey, people have said things to me that were encouraging. When I…

I have always been a prissy girl, a makeup junkie and a fashionista, so hiking has been a giant ‘no.’ Camping? I don’t think so. But lupus has changed this. Am I physically hiking and camping? No, but mentally, I am going on a daily hike, taking…

I am a self-professed joy junkie, so when I see too much negativity I either try to counter it or avoid it altogether. This is my mantra for the way I live my life. Even when I had a pity party for myself prior to lupus, I would…

Weather is a trigger for lupus. When I was a kid, I would hear older people predict rain based on their arthritis. Well, lupus doesn’t allow me to predict the weather, but I can tell you it seems that when there is dampness in the air, my little…

Life has been so unpredictable since my lupus diagnosis. It seems like so many of us with lupus make plans with the best intentions, and have to cancel because of the challenges the disease can pose. I am a social butterfly by nature. I used to attend a…

Most women make resolutions at the start of the year to lose weight. That was not my resolution. I loved my curves, especially my legs. I’m always in a great pair of high heels. I am, after all, the Hurricane in Heels. I was on the go, and wearing…

There is no cure for lupus. As far as I know, there is no known cause for it, either. When I was first diagnosed, people who meant well would send me articles that mentioned cures. I know better than to buy into that hype, but a lupus patient…

Since sharing that I was trying to find myself, I decided to get a little more in tune with myself. I decided to treat myself like the guy who has been granted that fourth date. The first date is awkward, the second…