My View Series #8

I was doing some internet research on what could trigger a lupus flare and came across a magazine called Lupus Now. It had some good articles to help lupies deal with their symptoms and learn to live with lupus. They have a section called "My View" where they have readers respond to a question. In the Summer 2011 issue, they asked, "What would you tell a friend who has just been diagnosed with lupus?" I really liked some of the responses, so I'll share some of them in a series of posts.

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Educate yourself about the disease and if you don't have a strong support group, find one. Don't ever be afraid to say, ‘I need someone to listen’ or just someone to give you a warm smile. Sometimes people with lupus feel like no one understands but there are people who feel your pain and have walked in your shoes with this disease, even though it affects people differently.—Antinea Carpenter

- a little lupie -