Living with a chronic illness is never easy. When you get diagnosed with a disease that is going to be with you for the rest of your life, such as lupus, you have to adapt to your new life. But how do you do that? What should you…

You’ve probably heard of the book 50 Shades of Grey and you’ve more than likely figured out that it is code for “50 Shades of F’ed Up.” Interestingly enough, that phrase truly describes my being diagnosed and  having to live with lupus. Every day is a different shade of…

Living with a chronic illness is never easy. When you get diagnosed with a disease that is going to be with you for the rest of your life, such as lupus, you have to adapt to your new life. But how can you? What should you keep doing…

Dealing with a chronic and rare disease like lupus can be complicated for people around you. Mystery surrounds the disease and the sheer lack of knowledge can confuse friends and family who don’t even have a clue about your condition. Sometimes they say some things they shouldn’t (even when they think they…

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XmiW-6pOYc0 Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that causes inflammation and affects all the major organs of the body. Being a systemic inflammatory disorder, lupus commonly presents a multitude of symptoms. Interested in knowing what the symptoms of lupus are? Read more about it here. But while people may…

In a new study entitled “Genome-Wide Assessment of Differential DNA Methylation Associated with Autoantibody Production in Systemic Lupus Erythematosus” researchers identified that epigenetic modifications in the DNA, specifically DNA methylation, is associated with autoantibody production in systemic lupus erythematosus. The study was published in the open-access journal…