Carolyn (24)
- pain and achy all over, hair loss, skin rashes, pain, etc
- well-balanced diet and exercise help, yoga and stretching help
- being on and off steroids causes bone density loss, but weight training helps increase bone density
- 20 years ago women with lupus were told not to get pregnant, but now things are different and women can have babies
Aiden (16)
- lupus took away favorite activities--softball, piano (brain couldn't keep up with how fast hands were moving)
- bit by spider, woke up with pain and swelling and rashes
- lupus usually onsets when there are changes going on in the body
- symptoms: butterfly rash (red cheeks), joint problems, feeling of being in a daze
- considers herself lucky
*common symptoms: butterfly rash, stiffness and pain, swollen joints, fatigue
*there is a juvenile form; women who give birth while they have lupus can pass lupus to their children
*most common form of lupus: systemic lupus erythematosus