Keep It Moving - a Column by Shanelle Gabriel

Shanelle Gabriel is an HBO Def Poet, singer, and health and lupus advocate who has performed internationally. She has been featured on the Rachel Ray Show, Huffpost Live, and in several publications including Women’s Health Magazine. Visit www.shanellegabriel.com for music and poetry, videos, show schedule, and more.

January 4, 2018 by Shanelle Gabriel

When to Bring Lupus into the Dating Process

So, I signed up for Match.com. Why? Because I’m single and it’s presently what some call “cuffing season.” This is the time when people who spent the summer BBQ hopping and frolicking in fields of flings lock themselves down to one person. Some suggest this is in order to stay…

December 14, 2017 by Shanelle Gabriel

When Everyone Thinks They Have a Cure

It was my umpteenth time in the ER for complications with lupus. My nurse was from the Caribbean (like many in this hospital in Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York), and he had a thick Jamaican accent. He came in to do a vitals check and asked if I’m chronically…