by Nakita | Oct 3, 2025 | Blog
My name is CJ Brown, I’m 22 years old and I live with lupus. When I was around the age of 7-9 years old, I kept falling sick. I would keep having chest infections and my mom would bring me to the hospital. The healthcare professionals would say “it’s just a chest...
by Nakita | Sep 29, 2025 | Blog
Article by Isabella S. Lupus and Sleep As someone who has lived with lupus for years, I wanted to share my experience with sleep and fatigue and what has helped me cope. Sleep and lupus have a complicated relationship, and if you’re reading this and are nodding...
by Nakita | May 10, 2025 | Blog
Hi, my name is Sarah. I am 46 years old, married, and a busy mum of 3. I also work as a Nurse Clinical Educator. Almost a year ago, I got a diagnosis of lupus. The diagnosis came after months and years of feeling unwell with various symptoms and health problems....
by Nakita | May 10, 2025 | Blog
Fifteen years ago, my life took a turn I never could have predicted. Diagnosed with lupus, I found myself navigating an unpredictable and often painful journey. There were moments when I felt at a disadvantage, as though life had placed obstacles in my path that I...
by Nakita | Apr 1, 2025 | Blog
In the past if someone were to ask me what my best feature was, I would without hesitation say my smile. People would always tell me that they “loved my smile”. I had a full set of pearly whites and was proud that my brightness could turn someone else’s frown upside...
by Nakita | Nov 19, 2024 | Blog
While daily doom scrolling, the algorithm understanding my frustrated state pushed the account @thisthingtheycallrecovery to my screen. Listening to Jenny, an amazing graphic designer and poet (who happens to be chronically ill) as she shared her poem, I could’ve...
