Even though it tends to affect mostly female adults, children are also possible targets for lupus. Since the range of symptoms is so extensive, lupus can be very difficult to diagnose. Wondering how lupus is diagnosed? Children are affected in visible and invisible ways. Visible symptoms may be unsettling…
Lupus is an autoimmune disease that develops for no known specific reason. Instead of the immune system protecting a person with lupus, it turns on the patient. Anyone can get the disease — any age, gender or race. Young adult women are most at risk. Young people diagnosed…
Quote about Lupus by Toni Braxton Anyone living with lupus knows that it is a challenging disease. Lupus decides your daily schedule. Life often takes a backseat to the disease – even for celebrities with lupus. But when the curtain goes up, and its time for the star to shine, pain and…
Getting diagnosed with a long term, chronic illness can be harsh on you. It can make you feel down, sad. and even lead to depression. You feel that it’s not fair and that you shouldn’t be dealing with it. Right? Did you know that, even thought…
Pop singer Selena Gomez is currently taking a break from her hectic schedule to address depression and anxiety issues stemming from lupus. Find out about when Selena Gomez went public with her lupus diagnosis. The 24-year-old has called a halt to her worldwide ‘Revival’ tour to concentrate on…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l0-IFeefjAg In this Healthwise video, listen to members of Lupus Pennsylvania talk about how important it is for lupus patients to share their personal stories in support of others in the lupus community. What’s it like to be teenage girl with lupus? Find out here from Frankie. The organization’s…
While every case of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is different, there are a few common symptoms most lupus patients share. Some are joint pain, butterfly rash on the face, fever, fatigue, and sensitivity to the sun. Learn more about 13 of the most common symptoms of lupus. But because SLE is such…
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xWgVI3pH4CY We are all different. That said, every lupus patient is different mainly because the disease is so complex that it attacks patients in very individual ways. This is how lupus attacks your immune system. But most people don’t get that. What tends to come after someone acknowledges that you have lupus, is…
Self described former daredevil Claudine Nicholas was diagnosed with lupus at age 23. After years of suffering through debilitating health she decided that a change in nutrition was what she needed to live a better life. Watch this video shared by JuicePlus+ in December 2014 to hear Claudine explain how lupus affected her before and…
It’s known that lupus doesn’t discriminate. It can affect anyone, anywhere, of any age or gender. But lupus tends to affect females most often.  Children and teenagers, included.  This was certainly Frankie’s experience. Learn more about what it’s like to live with lupus. Frankie Quarles was a competitive cheerleader…