SLE hides behind other illnesses. Lupus is a illness that is awful. I know why it's referred as the cry of the wolf when it attacks a person's body as mean as a big gray wolf. Our autoimmune system fights against itself, side affects from the medication to treat this disease are difficult, we are hoping a cure is found soon. I was often ill as a child. The first serious attack landed me in the hos
pital for 6 weeks at that time they didn't know what caused my lungs to collapse. I had no idea what was wrong me? L upus has really screwed up my lungs, digestive system,and kidneys. I have been on supplemental oxygen around the clock since 2010. I'm in pain all the time my feet hurt so much it's hard to walk. Why did I get weird rashes on my face? Why did I get sudden fevers? Why did my hair fall out? For years I kept my illness to myself because I didn't want pity just a cure. My daughter began complaining of lupus issues around the age of 5 years old. However, she was not diagnosed until she was 25 years old. Even though the this disease is rough on me. Dealing with lupus is difficult anyway I look at it. But to watch my child suffer through the years with this dreadful disease really grieves my heart. I can't ease the torture she is enduring. On top of her illness her grandchild has a autoimmune disease and we pray that life will be much better for her. Since I stopped working I began digging into my family's health history. Shocking as it may seem my mother had rheumatic fever as a child. I'm wondering is this where lupus started in my family!