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It is with a heavy heart that I write that this will be the last post for the lupus guru. I started this blog in April 2011 and published it until now. That is 9 years and I’ve tried to post quality content. That takes a lot of energy and now I’m tired! Those of you who have been with me since the early days when I posted as the lupus chronicles, will notice that the posting got more infrequent as the time proceeded. Why? It’s hard! But, hopefully, I’ve increased your understanding of this horrible disease and all autoimmune diseases. They are not to be toyed with or taken lightly and can inte ..read more

Osteoporosis; that’s that disease of the bones that many women get.  and most of us know of someone who has it. Some of us know people who have died from it. Many people who have autoimmune diseases have it. Why?? Why?? Autoimmune diseases and bone diseases go hand in glove. Not all the time, but when they present together, docs aren’t surprised. There are many reasons, but the largest is the inflammation found in almost all autoimmune diseases. How do we treat most inflammation?  Usually, steroids are given and ‘do the trick.’ But steroids have many undesirous side effects including fluid ret ..read more

I know that you’ve heard me speak of Rare Patient Voice, a patient advocacy organization that ‘matches’ patients with various ‘rare’ diseases (like lupus, most autoimmune diseases and a host of other diseases-with people who study these illnesses. Participants in the studies (which may last an hour) are asked a variety of questions. Questions might be to assist medical equipment makers in the production of user-friendly equipment, or what a day in the life of someone with Sjogren’s Syndrome or ITP? What challenges do you confront on a regular basis? What are the common threads about these illn ..read more

Age Related Autoimmunity How To Live With Autoimmune Disease as You Get Older Having your own immune system attack your body can be hard to comprehend, the immune system is supposed to be there to help you fight bacteria and viruses, but in some cases, the immune system cannot tell the difference between parts of your body and foreign invaders and therefore attacks your own cells. The physical and psychological effects can be hard to live with at any age, however, there are steps that can be taken that make autoimmune diseases easier to live with. Some of the ways that you can make living with ..read more

An autoimmune disease is a condition that results when your immune system mistakenly attacks your body. Usually, your immune system guards against germs like bacteria and viruses as it can tell the difference between foreign cells and your own. In an autoimmune disease, your immune system mistakes parts of your body such as your joints and foreign, to release proteins called ‘Autoantibodies’ which attacks healthy cells. Before fearing the unknown, we’ve listed some common signs of autoimmune disease so you can act fast should it be required. Symptoms of Autoimmune Disease Despite the symptoms ..read more

Millions Have At Least One According to various studies, millions of people have at least one autoimmune disease. Autoimmune diseases affect women more than they do men, and usually, begin during the years of childbirth ; but what is the immune system? The immune system is a network of cells and tissues in the body, such as bone marrow, the thymus, and white blood cells. They all work together to protect the body from infections and invasion from bacteria and diseases-outside the body (foreign, non-self) How Does It Happen? Occasionally, our own immune system recognizes its own tissue as fore ..read more

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