“Nothing in life is to be feared, it is only to be understood. Now is the time to understand more, so that we may fear less.” -Marie Curie We at More Than Lu...

“Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.” - Martin Luther King Jr. In honor of Black History Month, More Than Lupus is init...

The year of two thousand and nineteen is coming to an end. As I spend time reflecting on the passing year, there are a few observations that stand out as re...

“Are you well yet?" asks the entire world. "No." replies every person living with a chronic illness. Sound familiar? The National Library of Public Medicine...

October is Raynaud’s Awareness Month and for many people with Raynaud’s (pronounced Ray-NODES) the chilling and uncomfortable truth is - living with it, can ...

“My doctor wanted me to try Benlysta, a drug that is FDA approved to treat lupus; however, my insurance denied the approval for the medication. They said I ...

Central Nervous System Lupus Recently, a dear friend received the news that she had developed CNS (central nervous system) lupus in additional to her pre-exi...

August is recognized as National Immunization Month, and with Summer coming to an end, children heading back to school, and the cooler months just around the...

LUPUS CLINICAL TRIALS When you read the words “clinical trial” what is your initial reaction? If you and I are similarly minded, I would assume the words: dr...

Being a teenager with lupus. Probably the most horrific thing you can think of right? End of the world type stuff? Your whole life is over? You have no fu...

Introducción: No solo se reconoce a nivel nacional como “Mes de la Concientización sobre el Lupus”, sino que también es el “Mes Nacional de la Concientizació...

🎵 Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun Please don’t damage me… Mr. Sun, Sun, Mr. Golden Sun I’m hiding behind a tree… These little lupies are asking you Don’t make ...

Introduction: Not only is May recognized nationally as “Lupus Awareness Month” but, May is National “Fibromyalgia Awareness Month” as well. It is estimated...

Lupus is an incredibly complex, chronic, and inflammatory autoimmune disease that causes pain, fatigue, and tissue damage to various parts of the body. It ca...

With April being Sjögren’s Syndrome Awareness Month, More Than Lupus deemed it pertinent to convey information on this illness, its relationship to lupus, an...

My name is Shanna Garcia and I am Lipan Apache and Mexican American. I was diagnosed with lupus in 2010 at the age of thirty. I was told then that I would b...

Lupus is a complex, ongoing, and potentially fatal autoimmune disease, that commonly affects the joints, skin, kidneys, lungs, brain, and blood vessels, caus...

The Sentence No One with a Chronic Illness Wants To Hear! Living with a chronic illness like lupus can be challenging: the diagnostic process is arduous, the...

Valentine’s Day is almost here and I know what you are all thinking, “Wait, I still have my Christmas wreath hanging on my door! How can we be talking about...

“The marvelous richness of human experience would lose something of rewarding joy if there were no limitations to overcome. The hilltop hour would not be hal...