On World Lupus Day, we ask Lupus patient advocates about their experience in Lupus management and what they think of the theme this year which focusses on "Let's make Lupus visible"
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1. What has been the last year like…
Shambhavi Chaudhary is a gutsy young lady living with Lupus who decided that life is too beautiful to allow a condition, however debilitating, to take control of her. Accordingly, she started pursuing a normal and active routine and also went…
Waikhom Bimolata, 37, from Manipur, recounts her journey from being diagnosed with two autoimmune diseases Lupus and Sjogren's, her complex anxious-ridden pregnancy and successful motherhood. Here, she hopes to encourage other aspiring mothers in…
Naveen, 27, from Noida was diagnosed with Lupus Nephritis out of the blue. It left him shocked and in immense physical pain, followed by a series of emergency visits to the hospital, each more critical than the previous one. Through all this, Naveen…
Usha Ravi Eppaturi, 49 has been living with Lupus for a long time and it took a while for her diagnosis. She talks about Lupus as well as other challenges with which she lives but remains undaunted.
Please tell us a bit about your condition…
K.S. Sangeetha, 29 from Chennai has been living with Lupus last 14 years. She even had to go through with a kidney transplant last year. Sangeetha talks about how she handled both conditions.
Please tell us a bit about your condition
I have a…
Ishita Biswas has Lupus (SLE) and Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) and shares with us how she deals with the challenges of each day to the best of her abilities.
#DayInTheLife Series
Mornings : My mornings begin with meditation. I try to wake up…
Priya Bhargava was affected by Lupus as a teenager and had multiple disabilities. Yet she fought bravely and pushed forward to pursue all her dreams. Read how she empowered and transformed her life.
She has boldly sidestepped Lupus, a chronic…
At 20, Ishita Biswas, a Lupus patient, has been through a lot of pain and medication. She has also had to battle the ignorance of people around her. But she has learnt to come to terms with her condition and even wants to reach out to others in…