The lead up to my second infusion of Rituximab was much less eventful than the first attempt and the first actual event, which was the second attempt. I had been […]

My appointment with my psychiatrist this week was fruitful, to say the least. We discussed things that had not been discussed before. We also spoke about things I feel like […]

This week, October 4th to 10th, is Mental Health Week in Australia. This is in the lead up World Mental Health Day on 10th October. What an extraordinary concept this […]

Today I turn 27 years old. I was born on 12th August 1988. I am a Leo. I was born in the year of the dragon. According to many strains […]

I feel like I should write in a way that makes you want to read this. Because, to be frank, this isn’t going to be a post that makes you […]

I’m now on a break between university semesters and I find myself once again torn inside. The adult part of me that grew up in the barren and isolated regional […]

I have finished my first semester of university for the year. This means that half of the year is over! A big sigh of relief has oozed out of every […]

I hear all too frequently the sad stories of parents with adult children who suffer from chronic illnesses like myself. Unlike myself these other children have pushed their parents away and maintained a solid, heart-breaking barrier between the two. It shames me to admit this is something I can understand only to well how and why this happens.

My Lupus is atypical because it is ‘internet typical’

It was vital for me to provide an overview of Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE or Lupus). Not only because it was a pretty hefty sum of information on its own, but also because you needed to understand about the illness as it typically is discussed. I referred close to the end of the text about how it can vary for individuals in how aggressive it is and the specifics of how it occurs within the body. I did this for a very important reason and that is this:

There is no typical Lupus patient.

Last year (2014) I pushed myself to an extent to become fully immersed in literature. I honestly didn’t think I had the potential to read 30 novels, let alone my […]

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