Category: Lupus Story

"I have lupus but lupus does not have me" - the phrase I adopted after my deep depression three years after my lupus diagnosis in 2010. I was 25.⁣ Two years before that, while in nursing school in Florida, I was in and out of

Earlier this year my life was altered by lupus. In January I had my first full-blown flare. At this point, I wasn't even diagnosed yet. I had a fever that lasted for more than a few days. One of the lymph nodes around my jaw

Hi fabulous lupies! My name is Jodie Nimigon-Young and I have been a fellow lupus warrior for 29 years. Throughout my journey I have been involved locally, provincially and nationally - no matter if life brought me from Durham, to Ottawa, to Montreal or to

Journey of 2019 Lupus Canada Scholarship Recipient, Ruth Huang The Lupus Canada Scholarship gave me hope. I was diagnosed with lupus right before my 13th birthday. At the time, my top priorities in life were acing the next math test, making it to school play

Your struggles shouldn’t define you; they should motivate you. What would you do if your kidneys failed three years after adopting a child as a single parent? It was 2015. I had been waging an all-out war against lupus for 26 years up to that

I was diagnosed with lupus after I was having multiple issues with my heart and bones. For almost 2 years I was misdiagnosed before finding out I had systemic lupus. It all started when I was at work and I couldn’t even walk to my

Story by Gabrielle Sawh I was 13 years old when I was diagnosed with Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) or Lupus as it is commonly known. Back and forth between doctor’s appointments and being told I have to stay in the hospital, I thought I was

Story by Gloria Mah Cawthorn Living well with Lupus took on a whole new meaning for me about three years ago when I embarked on a new course that I had not thought possible at my age or with my health status. Maybe it was

Story by Irene Irene In my childhood years, I had a lot of infections and pain but answers were seemingly unavailable when my parents took me to the doctor. When I was 18 years old, a new symptom appeared, bruising all over my body with

Lupus has tried to keep Isaac down since he was only 4 years old Dear friend, A tiny cut on my son’s foot almost killed him. For most any other kids, it would have been nothing, but our Isaac was suffering from something else at