“Your cells react to bacteria and viruses differently than mine. You don't get sick, I do. That's also clear…We're on the same curve, just on opposite ends.” Elijah Price, “Unbreakable.” I want to introduce you to my brother Justin. He’s three years younger than me; same parents, same
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As a Lupus patient, the Jewish holiday of Passover (which this year starts on the night of April 18) is one that resonates with me. It is the holiday that retells the biblical story of Exodus where the Jewish slaves overthrew the Egyptian pharaoh. Moses led the Jews on a journey through the desert t
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A thought occurred to me this morning, what is like for the parents of the chronically ill? I have too many diagnoses to properly name, but the two prominent ones are Fibromyalgia and Lupus. I first started showing symptoms of chronic pain around twelve years old, but did not actually have anyth
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