Our journey with Lupus began in December of 1988. It was my freshman year at UW-Oshkosh. My toes were turning purple after walking to and from my classes. I decided to get it checked out when the purple discoloration went up my leg to my...
While growing up I was a very energetic and athletic girl. I was always outside running around or playing sports. My mom could never get me to sit inside or take a nap. My favorite sport was softball and I played it as much as...
My adventure with Lupus appeared to have begun in March 2002. For several days I experienced bleeding gums, my nose dripped blood, there were petechiae (tiny red dots on my skin from minute hemorrhages) on my arms and legs along with very dark bruising in...
My lupus journey began 31 years ago. I was 19, single and living in Sheboygan, WI. I had been seeing my family doctor for mono and pleurisy. Everything he gave me to treat these illnesses didn't work. I was sent to an Internist who took...
My history with Lupus began 16 years ago when I was just 14. At an age when I should have been full of energy, I found myself constantly in a state of exhaustion. I would sleep for hours on end and wake up feeling as...
I was diagnosed with Lupus in March of 2022, in the spring of my freshman year of college. Following two years of pandemic life, familial loss, and the grief of leaving childhood behind and embracing adulthood, it seemed cruelly ironic that a health crisis would...