Lessons From A Chronic Life — Leslie Rott

Over the past two years, my diseases have been relatively stable, which is great. I am grateful to be on a medication regimen that keeps my diseases in check. However, what’s scary…

I’m getting married! I’d like to say that’s the reason for my column’s absence, but the reality is that the last several months have been crazy. In December, I closed on a…

Rarely do I try supplements or alternative therapies. But I…

One thing that affects my illnesses profoundly is the weather. As temperatures have started to drop, my body already is feeling it. So, I only can imagine what anyone feels like who has survived…

This past weekend, I went on vacation for the first time since I started working full time a year-and-a-half ago. I have used all of my paid time off for doctors’ appointments, which has…

After getting two masters degrees and a PhD while dealing with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis, the reality of what it means to be a chronically ill student was transformed into the reality of what it…