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Lupus: An overview

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DISCLAIMER: I am not a doctor. I speak from experience but have no proper medical training. I am in no way telling you how lupus should be treated or that every case is like mine. No two cases of lupus are identical. Please consult your doctor if you have any questions regarding lupus. I would say that the majority of people have at least heard of lupus. The problem I keep encountering is that while the name rings a bell to most...it is difficult to find people who actually know what it is and what it means. A Quick Lesson Before I start: It is okay. You are not even close to the only person who is in the dark on lupus. That is one of the reasons I have this blog. I am passionate about educating the public on this disease and why it is important. Okay, back to it. Lupus is an autoimmune disease. This basically means that your immune system is not only overactive, but turns on the body and attacks it's own organs and tissues. Lupus by definition is a chronic inflammatory dis...

Welcome! So, what is this about?

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Hi! Thank you so much for checking out my blog. I have had various Tumblr blogs since I was 15 years old but I wanted to start something more stable and that had more of my own original content. So, what will this blog be about? My problem with tumblr was that I felt as if I had to be a themed blog. That led me to having multiple blogs with specific themes. I had a lupus blog, a Disney blog, and a fitness blog. It became very time consuming to run them all and it felt more like work than it should. This is when I decided to try out a different site and a different theme. A me  theme. This blog will be about my life as a student, wife, cat mom, sorority sister, daughter, lupus fighter, fitness enthusiast, wanna-be foodie, Disney enthusiast, make up artist, and everything else that makes me. I hope you enjoy and choose to stick around!