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What is lupus? “Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease that can damage any part of the body (Lupus).” An autoimmune disease can be extremely detrimental to the body. This disease occurs when the body creates an antibody that goes against substances naturally present in the body. When your body is against itself, you have nothing to help heal your body and nourish it back to health, making treatment and recovery harder. As an eight-year-old child, I didn’t notice that my mother had lupus until it was too late. After her death in 2007 I began to notice all of the signs that I missed at first and started reflecting on my whole life and memories. All those signs those were clear as day and I missed all of them. Lupus can be caused by a numerous …show more content…

Of course, there are some individuals that can be born with lupus, with no genetic history of the disease. Environmental effects such as natural sunlight can also affect Lupus. Imagine the life of an outdoorsy lupus patient that is told by physicians that “recommend they stay indoors from 10am - 4pm (Joe Bowman).” These are the most active times during the day when people are out and about. As a student at City of Medicine Academy I knew that the time would come for me to write a research paper on anything I wanted and I knew that I was going research lupus. I always desired to learn more about what my mother experienced. I also wonder if some people today are still going through what she did …show more content…

Do not seek for the answers that cannot be given, for you would not be able to live them, and the point is, to live everything. Live the questions now, and perhaps, without knowing it, you will live along some distant day into the answers (Paul J. Donoghue 47).” Talk about quote. “Lupus can cause serious kidney damage; kidney failure is one of the leading causes of death among people with lupus. If your brain is affected by lupus, you may experience headaches, dizziness, behavior changes, hallucinations, and even strokes or seizures. Many people with lupus experience memory problems and may have difficulty expressing their thoughts (Lupus).” Having lupus also increases your risk of “Infection, cancer, bone tissue death, and pregnancy complications like miscarriages. But thank god when I got pregnant with my third child, Brandon, he come out perfectly. I was so lucky and happy,” said Kizzy

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