You probably did not know or realise but Sodium Valproate has controlled my life for the last few years. It has.

This year for the festive season I have committed to gifting you with a Lupus Advent Calendar. If there is one thing that Lupus does, it is give. The gifts […]

Gold is one of the things I want and need more than anything else in the world. To me gold represents a stable income, a way to pay the bills, […]

Mucus, ey? Who ever knew there was such a direct relationship between these perfectly rhyming words?! Now, I will comment in advanced that part of what I want to talk […]

In the past, you may have read about my eating habits. I know you have read from me about my previous illnesses. You may even remember what I have said […]

‘Lupus Dermatitis’ is a phrase I have created. In no way is this the language medical professionals used to describe my ‘skin’ situation, however given the enormous response I have […]

Four. That is right folks, in the last twelve months I have managed to add four doctors to my long list of specialist helpers. And this in the year that […]

Kidneys were the first long-term area for concern I was probably made aware of when it came to Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and organ damage. My diagnosis for Lupus came about […]

  After what seems like months of waiting, but was only a few weeks, I walked into the basement room now fondly known to me as The Terminal. Yes, mum, […]

The call The call for my chemotherapy came through at 11.45 on Wednesday. I was in the middle of a uni tutorial, doing a group plan for a class discussion. […]

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