One day I went from playing with my friends to waking up with tears in my eyes yelling for my mom cause I'm in the worst pain and can't move my body. This was back in 1994 now it's 2022. I was diagnosed with Lupus (SLE) and JRA. Now it's been 27 years I've had 15 surgeries. Back then the world best doctors told me that I would only live 9 years and wouldn't have any kids well guess what I'm 43 and have 3 kids. I'm a fighter! Every day is a challenge I've had days where I didn't want to do anything. There has been times where I don't leave my house if I do...I start thinking that people are whispering about how I look. I started to take medicine for my anxiety. The older I got the worst It got, the doctors had stuck me on pain medicine, at first it numb the pain. Was able to move around, do things... I was even able to brush my hair. I have my good days and the bad days. My family and friends call me the weather girl lol. I can't really do cold weather cause it hurts my bones and if I go outside I'm afraid of falling...might break a hip.