How Amy Copes with Lupus by Lynda Appell

How Amy Copes with her Lupus

How Amy is successfully dealing with her Systemic Lupus Condition through her faith and her Significant Other Support

How Amy Copes with Lupus.

In summary, Amy is coping with her Lupus. It isn't easy. She's finding out daily it's far from impossible to survive with Lupus.Note: This is one woman's coping. It's not meant to be a general statement on every person's way of dealing with this disability.">

Preliminary note: Amy is

an alias privacy reasons. She is a real woman.

She and I have been long time dear friends

First a little primer on

Lupus. Lupus is a chronic anti-inflammatory, auto-immune disease. There

are basically two forms, discoid and systemic. The former is characterized

by a rash across the cheeks and nose. It is butterfly shaped and makes

the person look somewhat wolf like. Lupus wolf in Latin.

Amy has the second much

more serious type. This version attacks mostly women of child bearing

age. It can adversely affect all systems of the body> Mostly like joints,

liver, kidneys and nervouse system. She was in her mid thirties when she

was diagnosed. I remember her reaction. She was greatly distressed, in

tears, deeply worried about her future. Her lover, Joanna of over two decades

was there to comfort her. She still is there to be of help and care.

Amy takes medication to

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