Getting a stable income, when you have an unstable illness can be hard. From introducing yourself to an employer as a reliable worker, to keeping that reputation with sick leave […]

I want to preface this post by stating clearly for one and all that I am not a ‘gym person’. Lots of people actually will tell you this, in the […]

Last year, as we all know, was a rough year for me. Even this year seems to have started out rough for me. Yet, it is not all doom and […]

By now it should be clear to the majority of readers, if not all, that I am the patient, not the professional in these illness bouts and treatments. Having lived […]

Two weeks ago I swam on the surface of the water in Sorrento. This statement at this time of year at this location is almost meaningless in isolation. This swim […]

Summer is always the worst time for me. It is a sombre reminder of my body failing and what Lupus really means for me. I have been living with the […]

When I collapsed in the university library on May 17, I was thunderstruck. To be functioning at a normal rate, and then wake up a day later with little memory […]

Let me start off by telling you something that you most likely don’t know about me. Something that most people don’t know about me. I was born as a naturally […]

The other day I did yoga. It was the first time I have tried it in over a year. I am filled with so much angst when it comes to […]

Protein curbs the steroid appetite

I do not want to bring up endlessly all my issues with taking Prednisolone, Prednisone or any other type of steroids every time I am prescribed this medication. I would […]

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