It is time for me to recognise and say thank you to the people who saved me in the past year. It was a hard year and I did not […]

Death and Lupus I have heard that the rate of death directly from the impact of Lupus, in any of its known variations, has greatly lessened in recent years. I […]

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 […]

I like to think that having a chronic illness isn’t that much of an issue. It doesn’t seem to interfere with my day-to-day life so much. I must admit I […]

As my housemate Bow loves to say, often, I am on a journey to find myself. Let me start by assuring you that my intention in this post is not to […]

In the middle of this year I took a chance. I reached out in a way I had not for a long time, years in fact. Every so often I […]

Hate is such a strong word. It is an emotion I have been trying to avoid feeling over the last month. Actually, if I were to be precise, the higher […]

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 […]

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