Benlysta (brand name) is one of the newer medications made specifically for patients with Lupus. Most medications used for Lupus were...

Update: physical therapy for my legs has been going well though it’s a slow process. Lupus can react to any type of stress whether good...

Update: muscle weakness continues to be an issue but thankfully, physical therapy starts soon. My husband and I recently took a trip to...

There is a stigma that comes with having a disease, Lupus is no different. Swelling is a symptom that I refer to in these posts because...

Learning to live with Lupus was the next step in my journey. Only a year after graduating high school, I was changing my plans and...

Getting the diagnosis was step one in Jen's Lupus journey. Step two was figuring out what it all meant and what needed to be done to...

People have often asked me about when the first symptoms began and how I found out it was Lupus. There was no single symptom, it was many...

My life with Lupus has been plagued with terms like, "it's just Lupus." In many cases, the problem was just Lupus or a result of having...

Jen's Life with Lupus is a story of my life with a disease called Systemic Lupus Eythematosus. My goal is to raise awareness of the...

Living with lupus can be a challenging journey, but for Jen, it has also been a journey of strength, resilience, and community. Jen's...

Living with lupus can be a challenging journey, but it doesn't have to be a lonely one. There is a growing community of lupus warriors...