More than a quarter of all Americans suffer from at least two chronic illnesses, but the support on offer for people with chronic diseases is inadequate and falls short for most patients. RELATED: Learn about some of the common symptoms which could indicate you have lupus. In this video…
Life is tough for people with a chronic illness, but through the pain and the fatigue and all the other symptoms and side effects, they show an extraordinary passion for life and try to achieve as much as possible. With help from themighty.com, we’ve compiled a list of eight remarkable things…
In this video from the Mayo Clinic, rheumatologist Dr. Thomas Osborn briefly discusses lupus. Dr. Osborn explains that lupus is an autoimmune disease that mostly affects women in their childbearing years. RELATED: Discover some of the symptoms that could point to lupus. Lupus can affect any part of the body…
Lupus remission is the term used when the disease is inactive and under control. There’s no cure for lupus but patients will find that the symptoms of the disease come and go; there’ll be periods when the disease is active and they’ll suffer from flares and periods of remission when…
What’s your nighttime routine like? In this humorous video from Gifted Lift, Lauren gives us a sneak peek into her nighttime routine as a person with a chronic illness. Read our seven tips for newly diagnosed lupus patients here. Having a healthy snack, enjoying life to the fullest, checking in with friends, as…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5aL3clR2TgE In this video from The Wolf and Me, a lupus patient explains what having the condition is really like and how it affects her everyday life. Lupus patient Monique also shares what her life is like following her lupus diagnosis. She lists some of the thing lupus…
A study by a team of Sri Lankan researchers found that women with lupus were less likely to use birth control and as a consequence had more unplanned pregnancies and more miscarriages than women who don’t have lupus and those who have rheumatoid arthritis (RA). Successful pregnancy with lupus…
If you suffer from a chronic illness, then it’s highly likely that you’ll experience fatigue from time to time. Fatigue is different than just feeling tired, and generally it’s not something that can be fixed with an early night or by resting for a little while. With tips from the pros…
In this video from the Lupus Foundation of America, Monique Gore-Massy shares how lupus has affected her. Lupus sufferer Amira explains just how much her life has changed since her diagnosis. Monique was diagnosed with lupus two months before her wedding after suffering from symptoms for more than a…
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that typically presents a wide range of symptoms, but one of the symptoms that lupus patients often experience is hair loss. This video from Daily Health uncovers 11 ways lupus patients may be able to stop their hair from falling out. Read our nine…