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Manage Lupus In Partnership With A Rheumatologist
Debalina, a 25 year old student based in Kolkata, with a delayed diagnosis of Juvenile Lupus, no referral to a Rheumatologist and potentially inadequate treatment plan for 10 long years. She shares her experience of the complexities of this…
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I Am Now Seizure Free After Surgery
Vinay Jani, from Delhi has been living with epilepsy for over 15 years and was recently declared drug resistant by his neurologist. As a result, he was advised to go for surgery. He has been living a seizure-free life for over a year now post-…
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Lupies: Looks Are Not Everything
Aqsa, a 17 year old from Mumbai, shares her journey of navigating Juvenile Lupus as a young teenager, including understanding the disease and seeking the right treatment. Key learnings are accepting the side effects of medications and the importance…
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Lupus Has Made Me A Stronger Person
Thanusree, 27 years old from Chennai has lived with a Juvenile Lupus diagnosis since 2010. She shares her experience of the challenges of getting a diagnosis and managing the emotional ups and downs of SLE. Symptoms and Diagnosis In 2010, during my…
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Fighting Back With Determination
Vinay Jani, 37 from Delhi has been battling epilepsy from a young age of 21. He talks of how he has tackled the condition with fortitude, specially in the face of large scale ignorance. I have focal seizures (complex partial) in which I lose my…
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"My Daughter Was Diagnosed With Lupus At 5 Years"
Priya, an HR professional, based in Thiruvanathapuram, Kerala and mother to Divya (names changed to maintain anonymity), 9 year old with a diagnosis of Juvenile Lupus shares their experience of the complexities of this condition in a young child and…
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My Struggle For A Diagnosis Lasted 24 Years
Gulshan Pruthi, 56 from Delhi took 24 years to get a diagnosis of Vascular Parkinsonism after consulting various doctors, doing multiple tests, trying different therapies. She narrates her experience and how she copes with this rare condition. When…
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Treat Lupus As A Phase Of Life
Shreya Shukla, 26 years, runs her own Digital Marketing Agency, based in Kanpur, UP and lives with a diagnosis of Juvenile Lupus. She shares her experience of the complexities of Lupus at such a young age, from delayed and wrong diagnosis to…
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Living With Lupus Is Complicated
Hrishita Gupta, 23 years old is a teacher in Siliguri and has lived with a Juvenile Lupus diagnosis since 2014. She shares her experience of managing this complicated condition and how she copes with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE). Diagnosis I…