January 2012
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riddlemehthiz asked: Thank you for responding! Tumblr didn't notify me in any way so I'm glad I stopped by your page again! That is good advice for travel. Also, I would have rather posted this as a response to the conversation we already started. Is there a way to do that in the future that you are aware of?
dinhclaire asked: Hey! I just wanted to say that I respect you so much for your courage to confront Lupus and not let it destroy you. I have alopecia, so I share some of my experiences with the feelings part of it. xx
owly asked: Hi, I came across your blog via Chronic Curve. I find your links helpful and applaud your efforts in increasing lupus awareness. However, I saw you wrote in response to a q that lupus nephritis will often result in the elimination of the disease. Lupus nephritis is SLE and is incurable. SLE w/ major organ involvement has greater mortality than SLE w/o. I urge you to be VERY cautious not to spread...
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Legislation Approved Appropriating $1 Million to... →
In any science, especially medically science, funding is everything. If you’re not a hot topic enough to get attention, then you aren’t getting funded. And without the money, there’s no research to be had. Over the years there have been “trendy” diseases to donate to. Those diseases, while important, overshadow the rest.
Take Breast Cancer, for instance. Sure,...