Beyond an Illness: Surviving Lupus

There are widely known perspectives about cancer and triumphant efforts to discover a cure from the life-threatening disease, but what about lesser known chronic diseases and the people who live with them? Lupus, an auto-immune disease capable of taking lives, is one of those lesser-known, worldwide illnesses that also thrives without a cure. My mother, Dana Wilson, was diagnosed with Lupus in 2012; She discusses how the chronic disease has changed her life, how she’s overcome those obstacles, and information regarding Lupus. By Shana Wilson.