Category: Health

If you have been following my blog for a while, you probably have noticed that I am a huge advocate for sun protective clothing.  One may even use the word OBSESSED to describe how much I love and advocate for sun protection clothing.  As a lupus warrior, it is extremely important for us to utilize any protection from the sun that we can.  I am honored to have had the chance to review BloqUV sun protective clothing recently. I was really excited to review this specific brand because I had…

Fibromyalgia and lupus are both chronic and painful diseases that mainly affect women.  Many people question whether they have lupus or fibromyalgia.  Some patients find after years of searching for answers, they are diagnosed with both fibromyalgia and lupus.   It is important to understand the differences between these two illnesses due to variation in treatments and prevention of inflammatory damages that could be caused from lupus. What is Fibromyalgia? According to the American College of Rheumatology, fibromyalgia is a common neurologic health problem that causes widespread pain and tenderness.  Fibromyalgia…

I received this product in exchange for an honest review.  While this post may be sponsored, all opinions are my own and you will find my honest review of this product below.   I recently wrote a post on why sun protection is extremely important for people with lupus.  After making the mistake of forgetting my sunscreen on a trip to my doctor’s appointment, I deeply acknowledge how forgetting my sunblock can easily and quickly cause people like me to experience lupus flares.  This has caused me to experiment with more…

Lupus is such a crazy disease. Last Wednesday, I had my appointment to go over my post cancer scans. I had to drive a little over an hour each way. Running late as usual lol, I forgot to put on sunscreen before I left. I figured it wouldn’t be a big deal because I wasnt actually going to be out in the sun ‘like that’. But you see, lupus had other plans. That night, I noticed I was slightly sunburned only on my left arm. I then broke out in…

I cannot wait to share this sponsored post with you!  When fellow blogger James from SustainablePlanet.ca. asked me to share his new tips on sleeping better with lupus, I was so excited because I knew that you would love it!   What is lupus? Lupus is an autoimmune disease that causes the immune system to attack the body’s organs and tissues.  Widespread inflammation caused by lupus can affect your skin, joints, organs, brain and blood cells. For this reason, lupus is characterised by a variety of symptoms all over the body,…

This week, I finally had the appointment I had been waiting for, my first post cancer scans.  Since having a kidney tumor and a small part of my right kidney removed in November of 2019, I have been anticipating this scan for a variety of different reasons. First, obviously I wanted to make sure that my Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma was not back.  You may have heard the term “Scanxiety” used before and let me tell you, it’s a real thing. I went and saw my awesome uro-oncologist and…