My name is Joe and I suffer from Lupus. I was first diagnosed with this disease about five years ago, and it has taken a toll on my life ever since. When I first experienced the symptoms of Lupus, it was like nothing I had ever experienced before. The exhaustion, the joint pain, the rashes; …
When the doctor told me that the source of my unending fatigue, muscle and joint pain, and sleepless nights was fibromyalgia, I could hardly believe it. I had spent the last several months going from one specialist to another—getting tests and scans and trying a variety of treatments, none of which had any effect. When …
It had been weeks of pain, hesitation and confusion. I had slowly been losing my sight, and no one could explain why. A few weeks ago I decided to take the plunge, and I went to the doctor to get my eyes checked out. To my surprise, the diagnosis came back as retinitis pigmentosa, or …
