Lupus Stories

Hi! My name is Lisa Douthit. I feel like I have been battling disease my whole adult life. I even wrote a book titled Wellness Warrior – Fighting For Life In Fabulous Shoes to talk about some of the lessons I’ve learned along the way and what worked to help …

I am the 25-year-old mother of a beautiful 2-year-old boy. My symptoms began when I was about 16, and I started losing large amounts of hair. The year after that, I was in and out of the hospital several times because my tonsils would get so enlarged that I couldn’t breathe, and I …

I’m 36 and was diagnosed with SLE almost a year ago. I have a horrible doctor that has tried two different medications for Lupus (Plaquenil and Lyrica). The Plaquenil did not work at all. He now has me on Lyrica which has only made me gain 40 lbs. There hasn’t been …

I was diagnosed with lupus (SLE) when I was just 12 years old and have been telling my story to anyone who will listen ever since, over the last 21 years. I went through three years of chemo while in high school and another round in 2009. I fought through …

Hey there! My name is Victoria; I fight like a girl against multiple illnesses every day. My friends would describe me as a sweet, strong, caring, loving, bubbly girl. From the outside you’d never guess the battles I have won or the ones I am fighting today. I have lupus, …

Hi, my name is Roxanna, and I was diagnosed with Lupus SLE last summer of 2012. I believe I have lived with this condition for a long time, but was not diagnosed before. At the time of my diagnosis I was under a lot of stress, dealing with a divorce. …

 I am a 27 year old nurse who has been fighting chronic illness such as bronchitis and pneumonia since I was a kid. Somewhere in my teen years I started dealing with severe pain in my arms, hands and feet. No testing was done. My doctor just brushed me off …

My journey started when I was six years old. When I was six I had noticed some white patches on my skin. I then went to a dermatologist, who had found it was vitiligo, an autoimmune disease. I had been through several skin creams, and by the time I was …

I am 41 year’s old, and I am a lupus warrior. The reason I say warrior is because I am in the fight for my life. I was diagnosed three days before Mother’s Day, I know I could have given me a better gift, or no gift at all, but …

I am Jamela and I’m 19 years old. After long hours of practicing in a school choir, when I was ten, I collapsed. My mom took me to a doctor and I was diagnosed with lupus. For a second opinion, mom and dad took me to another doctor, but I …