Love And Lupus A Love Story Around One Woman S Lifelong Struggles With Lupus

Shortly after marrying Ken, her best friend and soulmate in February of 1975, Katy Conklin, at thirty-five, learned that she had SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus), an incurable autoimmune disease that can attack any part of the body. For Katy, lupus initially affected her joints often causing pain and fatigue. Later, this insidious disease progressed to her lungs and circulatory system, leading to asthma and then to blood clots, including DVTs (Deep Vein Thrombosis) in her legs, and eventually to lupus-induced strokes. Instead of giving in to lupus, Katy, a positive person by nature, vows to overcome the lupus obstacles and live as full a life as possible. She finds success in her work as a CEO of several branches of a non-profit organization. She also uses her music and acting ability to find fulfillment with a semi-professional chorus and by singing and acting with a retirement village entertainment company. With her husband by her side throughout her struggles, she achieves success in her work and in her daily life.

When Mary discovered the pain she was experiencing doing every-day things at school and at home was due to a disease called lupus, she was determined not to let it affect her life. What she didnt know at the time was that the physical challenges of lupus would pale in comparison to the emotional challenges she would face when she fell in love with two very different menand found that neither of them felt quite the same way about her. Never one to give up in the face of any obstacle, Mary began her long-term endeavor to change their minds. Life, Love, and Lupus is the story of Marys battle to overcome unrequited love and go after what she most desires, whatever the consequences and regardless of the limitations. Through narrative description, journal entries and email exchanges, the reader is taken along on an intimate journey with the sharp-witted Mary as she follows her hopes and dreams and finds out that sometimes you have to learn to love yourself first.

Goldner discusses the pain of her illness and her recovery, and how she discovered a way to help herself heal through proper nourishment.

Valerie Horn is a lupus patient that has been battling lupus for over fifty years. While living in New York City, her parents did whatever they could by taking her from hospital to hospital, until that one special doctor made a difference in her life. She shares her life story with admirable strength and courage, as she takes you through her most precious and private moments. You will follow Valerie's journey from childhood, when she was first diagnosed, all the way into adulthood, as she talks about her marriage and divorce and raising a child. Her leap at love again left her heartbroken in another state, with two more children to raise...alone. "Lupus: The Battle Within," is a glimpse into the daily struggle that so many lupus patients face, but may be too ashamed to talk about. In Horn's debut memoir, you are reminded that you are NOT alone. You can persevere like a champion, and leave a "Legacy" for your family to remember forever.

This is a true story of a young mother's fight for survival from a potentially devastating disease of Lupus. It is a story of courage, faith, love and hope.

Blake Habers hated Indians, especially the tribe his sister lived with. He forced her to come home with him. But Amanda had other plans that involved her lawyer, Gentry Fox. Though he couldn't help her with her problem, he knew someone who could. Shawna dreaded hearing from her cousin. For it always meant trouble, for her. Leaving preparations for the cattle drive in her foreman's hands, she and Joshua went to deal with Gentry for the last time. Once there, things became more complicated. Namely because of who Amanda's husband turned out to be. Desert Wolf was in search of his wife. But after years of believing she was dead, he was dreaming of his first love, Little Eagle. Suddenly, all his deeply buried feelings for the sultry chief consumed him. Was this a sign she was alive and searching for him? Should he leave his wife for her? Would Little Eagle become his regardless of everything? Of all his questions, this he wanted to know most of all. Kali Ickier had something in common with Shawna, but that didn't stop Desert Wolf from wanting her. Still on the run, the girl reluctantly joins the Kanes in their travels. Knowing her husband's desires, Amanda tries to sway the girl into marriage. But another Indian has other plans for her.

When Marisa Zeppieri was 22-years-old she found herself face-to-face with a raven-haired elderly woman who had emerged from a crowd and gently taken her hands: God will use these hands to change people's lives.Years later Marisa's once-spirited demeanor was shrouded in anger and bitterness. Triggered first by a near-fatal car accident that sent her 100-lb body flying from a crosswalk and later by a painful Lupus diagnosis, she became stuck in a season of brokenness.But in the seasons that followed, an insatiable emotional, spiritual, and physical hunger took over: She learned how to nourish her broken body with the help of food, herbs, and a gastronomically-gifted Italian grandmother, while also nourishing her broken heart and crushed spirit through a deeper relationship with God.With Chronically Fabulous, Marisa fulfills the old woman's prophecy by offering pure nourishment to those of us living with chronic illness, helping us create wholeness and well-being through a love of food. Here, the founder of LupusChick, a nonprofit supporting those with autoimmune diseases, offers guiding principles, personal stories, and recipes that support whole-life thriving. With the depth, smarts, and spiritual advice beloved by her dedicated followers, Marisa shows us how faith, passion, and persistence can radically change our lives.