Mary’s Lupus Journey

Hello everyone, I’m Mary. I’m a daughter, a sister, an aunty, a friend. I’m a wife to my awesome husband Peter and a mum to my beautiful four legged boy, a golden retriever named Shandy….and I have Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE), more simply known as lupus…. but...

Jenny’s Lupus Journey

Hi my name is Jenny. I am a 60 year old woman who has been living with lupus for over 30 years. My journey with Lupus began in mid-1985 after the birth of my daughter in December 1984. Initially I put all my symptoms down to my new experience of motherhood. I thought...

Caroline’s Lupus Story

My name is Caroline. I am in my 60’s and have been retired since 2015. My husband and I have a large blended family of adult children and adult step children. My current claim to fame is that I have 14 beautiful grandchildren! In my working life I was a Deputy...

Mark’s Lupus Journey

Hi my name is Mark. I’m 54 years young. I’m a husband and a father of two great kids I’m a plumber and love my job. In the beginning I didn’t know what I had. Doctors just fobbed me off for years. Then after I moved from the U.K to Australia I...

Jules’s Lupus Journey

My first lupus flare two years ago landed me in hospital with a variety of unusual symptoms that doctors diagnosed as viral meningitis. It was the first time I had experienced anything like it, and as a 31 year old woman focussed on my career, it was a shock. It took...