Welcome to Lupus Life...Inspired

How serious is Lupus when you look fine? Vice President Kamala Harris's sister suffers from Lupus for the past 30 years. Maya Harris was...

For a couple of months now, I have been having digestive issues. This is a recurring topic. Not a pleasant one but a topic worthy to...

What does the liver do? The liver regulates most chemical levels in the blood and excretes a product called bile. This helps carry away...

On July 2015, I made an appointment with a rheumatologist. My blood work, about seven vials worth revealed that I was ANA positive....

During the winter break, I always have the kid's doctor appointments shattered throughout the various days. I took the twins to the...

It took so many years to get diagnosed with Lupus. I was a sickly young adult who turned into a sickly adult. I was getting medication...

My twins had a final winter art project. They had to make an origami snowflake. They were having a difficult time with the complicated...

As of late, my super body is creating this vinegar smelling sweat at night. I thought it was not so bad until my wonderfully vocal...

Having a cabinet of several lined medication is too real. Medication is necessary to tame and disguise symptoms. The ugly side of taking...

Nieves Cortes Torres (Abuela). I think of my Abuela and I can envision so many little things. We use to watch Friday night TV together. I...

I started to forget a lot of things. Things that I should have a memory of. Family parties, my birthday parties, I can't even continue...

I have thick dark brown curly hair. The curls are more kinky than loose. I kept my hair short for convenience when I was working as a...

Lupus is a chronic (long-term) disease that can cause inflammation and pain in any part of your body. It’s an autoimmune disease, which...

The holidays are coming! If you gone to Home Depot or Lowe's, Christmas is most definitely here! My favorite Hallmark season! People with...

In my previous "healthy" life, I worked as a Fine Arts teacher for fifteen years in Northern NJ. I had to apply for a medical retirement....

Depression and anxiety has been a large part of daily Lupus life. Everyday I wish I could just be positive. I take antidepressants and I...

Do not think for a second that your children do not know that forced look. "I'm fine," that you repeat over and over. They know it is not...

There are some days that my body can not contain itself. I know the symptoms of my body purge. I start to internally shake, I feel my...

I ask my husband every evening if it is awful that I think, "It is almost 7:00PM time for my pot!" I laugh but the thought makes me...

I started watching Hallmark during the holidays. I loved the imagery of Christmas. Everyone in these small towns all grew up together and...