Through the Storm: My Journey with Lupus and Invisible Illness"
Living with lupus, Gitelman's Syndrome, and Pyoderma Gangrenosum has been a battle fought mostly in silence-because my pain is invisible, but my resilience is not. In this raw and empowering memoir, I share my deeply personal journey through misdiagnoses, debilitating flares, and the emotional toll of chronic illness. But this is more than just my story-it's a lifeline for others navigating similar storms.
You'll find:
Brutally honest accounts
of medication trials (including hydroxychloroquine, immunosuppressants, and biologics) and their life-altering side effects
Practical strategies
to advocate for yourself in a medical system that often dismisses "invisible" symptoms
The emotional toolkit
I've built to cope with grief, isolation, and the fluctuating identity of being a patient
Unexpected gifts
discovered in the struggle-how illness reshaped my purpose