I’m sure that the majority of people with Lupus (and various other diseases) have heard of Prednisone. I don’t think the title of this post could have better stated how most of us feel about ...
Last year just before my vacation to Florida on the 9th of December, I decided that it would be a good idea for me to start seeing a physiotherapist again. It’s been over a year, ...
And thank God for that. When I’m out and about, I don’t want people staring at me with their sad eyes thinking “oh…hmn…poor girl…she looks so ill”. Anyone who knows me well knows that I ...
Shouldn’t you try to be your best self all the time, and not wait for something like a day on a calendar to dictate when you’re gonna become your better self? Well that’s what I ...
Lupus is often considered one of those “but you don’t look sick” diseases. In many instances, when those with Lupus aren’t going through a Lupus flare, they physically look fine. While research for this debilitating ...
There’s no point in trying to tip toe around it. Dialysis stinks. It’s long and it’s irritating. It’s exhausting. And dialysis patients? Honestly? I loathe being around 90% of them. I don’t expect people with ...
Lupus hit me in a strange (and quick) way. I had just graduated from grade 8 and was on top of the world. I was voted class president and had been selected by my peers ...
Everyone keeps saying that home hemodialysis is the way to go. I’ve always resisted doing/training for home hemodialysis. In a way, I guess I always kept my fingers crossed in hopes that perhaps there would ...
I woke up in the ICU. Now don’t get me wrong, being in the hospital sucks, and I don’t wish the ICU upon anyone, but being in the ICU is where it’s at. My own ...
In September of ’06, I got out of bed on a Monday morning in order to get ready for work like I always did. I noticed that my stomach had been hurting me for the ...