Hi. I haven’t done this in a very long time. It’s been so long that I’m not even sure where to begin, because so much has happened in that window of time. And I know that can be said for everyone. This year has been a decade long. When I think back on what has […] Read more…
I have been trying to come up with ways to reach a broader audience (like people who don’t want to read 7 page long blog posts) so I decided to turn some of those blog posts into videos. I know that there are a million vlogs out there, but I really got the push to […] Read more…
A question I get asked a dizzying amount is “but what is lupus, Lisa?” Followed sometimes by “and how does it affect you?” It’s not like I go around wearing a sandwich board that says “ASK ME ABOUT MY LUPUS TODAY,” but I am often in social situations where someone hears that I have lupus […] Read more…
I’m off work right now thanks to my good pal lupus, so I thought now would be a good time to share my ultimate chronic illness reading list with you guys. There’s no better way to pass the time than to get lost in a good book (assuming you have already watched everything on Netflix) […] Read more…
A little over two years ago Matthew sat me down to play me a live recording from the Largo comedy club in L.A. It was titled “Live” (as in the act of not dying) and the comedian was Tig Notaro. Initially I wasn’t very interested in hearing a live stand-up show if I couldn’t see what was […] Read more…
I’m off work right now thanks to my good pal lupus, so I thought now would be a good time to share my ultimate chronic illness reading list with you guys. There’s no better way to pass the time than to get lost in a good book (assuming you have already watched everything on Netflix) […] Read more…
If you own a computer that has access to the internet you probably heard this week that Selena Gomez was diagnosed with lupus. If you follow several lupus related facebook pages because you also have lupus, chances are you saw 78 thousand links to the exact same 3 sentences about Selena Gomez having lupus and, […] Read more…
I feel like we need to get caught up. It’s kind of like we’ve been drifting lately and I don’t like that at all. I need to work on us more, I know. I need to give you more attention. And I will, I swear. This is the first step in doing that. I am […] Read more…
We all know that arthritis isn’t just an old person’s disease. Or at least the people reading this blog post should know that because we have first hand knowledge that arthritis can strike at any age. Yet with all of the kids, teens and young adults who suffer from a form of arthritis or other disabling chronic […] Read more…
Skincare is very important when you have lupus, or when you’re 26 with the skin of a 16 year old girl. Because I have such problem skin, I often fall prey to bright and colourful looking products that promise me clear skin in 24 hours. Or commercials filled with celebrities that promise me I can […] Read more…