Right now it’s flu season. You know you have to let it run it’s course. A few days, maybe a week and you will get better if you take care of yourself. But what if it was a chronic illness. One where there is no cure. Changes the whole picture does it not? You will now begin to worry will there ever be a cure? Will I get better and beat this? What if I can’t…how will I live the rest of my life? Will I be sick all the time? These and many questions will destroy you emotionally. What about my relationship? How will I afford the medications and treatments? For our guest today she was diagnosed with systemic lupus at the age of 26. She fought many of those questions for almost 4 years. That is when she decided to begin living life instead of fighting it. She made it her top priority to start living well…even despite the lupus. The book we will be discussing today tackles this subject head on. It details the steps she took to reach that goal. The book is titled, “Despite Lupus: How To Live Well With A Chronic Illness”. She is a native Hoosier from Indiana, a graduate of Notre Dame who now resides in Virginia with her husband, daughters and her pug dog. Please welcome to Your Life Matters, Sara Gorman.