In this short informative video from the Lupus Foundation of American, the organization’s nurse health educator, Sarah, explains what a lupus flare feels like. Here are 13 lupus symptoms you should be aware of. In an effort to increase the public’s understanding of lupus, the video explains how lupus patients…
Chances are you know someone who has an invisible illness. An invisible illness means that a person is suffering from an illness or disease which isn’t necessarily visible on the outside. However, just because you can’t see what’s wrong doesn’t mean that there isn’t anything wrong. People with invisible illnesses…
In this video from the Lupus Foundation of America, Maurissa Tancharone Whedon discusses her first lupus symptoms and the progression of her disease. Find out more about symptoms which could point to lupus. Maurissa explains that her first sign of lupus was the classic butterfly rash and that…
Joint and muscle pains are one of the most common symptoms of lupus and in a bid to the soothe ache and pains associated with the condition, patients will often use and recommend some strange and off-the-wall products, as this personal vlog from Frugalistic Lupus Sister shows.
In this touching video from the Lupus Foundation of America, ladies with lupus share what it’s like to live with the disease and how frightening a lupus diagnosis can be for young women who have their whole lives ahead of them. Discover what happens to the body during…
Anyone with a chronic illness will testify that they spend a lot of time in the doctor’s office having blood work done. Which means getting pricked with a lot of needles, which can sometimes take two or three (or more) attempts to find a compliant vein. Read our six tips for…
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, …
In this informative video from the Lupus Foundation of America, Kylie explains how scared she was when she was diagnosed with lupus. Six tips for people who have been recently diagnosed with lupus. Like many people, Kylie knew very little about the disease before her diagnosis. She didn’t…
In this video from ITV, Kéllé Bryan, one of the singers from ’90s U.K. girl band Eternal, discusses what it’s like having lupus. Find out what lupus does to the immune system. Kéllé visits the popular daytime show, Loose Women, and talks to the panel about living with the…
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…