The Lupus and Autoimmune Blog

This past September, through the help of an amazing sponsor, Wendy and her team at Thermotex, we opened the application process once again for our LupusChick College Stipend awards. This particular award was in honor of our friend Ivy Shapiro, 39, of Clermont, Florida (formerly of Sunrise, Florida), who passed away on June 21, 2019, […]

The entire LupusChick team is excited to announce this Fall’s College Stipend award is now open thanks to the generosity and support of this season’s donor, Thermotex! This season’s award is once again in honor of Ivy Ann Shapiro, 39, of Clermont, Florida (formerly of Sunrise, Florida), who passed away on June 21, 2019, due […]

Back in February, we opened the application process for the 2nd Annual LupusChickChristi Henderson college stipend award, which helps a special man or woman living with lupus – and in school – to pay for supplies, books, tuition, or other expenses. This year we are thrilled to give away two more awards – our 12th […]

Who did I write Chronically Fabulous for and what do I hope readers take away from it? Let’s find out :

Spend a few moments with me and think back to the last time you were at the doctor’s office – can you remember what the doctor said? Did you leave the appointment and think to yourself a few hours or days later, what tests was I supposed to have again or what did the doctor […]

What does it feel like being diagnosed with a chronic illness such as lupus?  Is it sad, is it overwhelming, is it frightening?  Is it something you do not fully or even minimally understand?  Do you feel that this diagnosis cannot be real?  Does it make you angry, even furious?  Yes. Yes could be the […]