I had never known anyone with lupus or any other such diseases from my small town. The only folks who had similar in regards to chronic problems was a young woman with epilepsy, whom we were always very concerned for considering that the high school was just littered with stairs and she'd most often seize between classes, potentially due to the large windows facing the sun. She wasn't even too certain herself. The only other folk was a young man who had ... I believe he told me Lyme disease. He never really sat with anyone at lunch because he ate at home, and we always invited him to just sit and talk with us if he'd please so he wasn't standing around and getting stared at by judgmental eyes. People who stood or sat alone at lunch were always viewed oddly. It was pretty sad because his attendance was very spotty, and one day he stopped coming in to school entirely. I think it was because he began homeschooling, but it always worried me.
Hope things smooth out for you. Definitely take Zhavi's advice on notifying teachers if you hadn't already, lupus sounds like something to be taken seriously and you'd do yourself no good working hard while you're flaring up. :(Â Don't push yourself too hard, take it easy, and speak up any time you feel you need to!
Hope things smooth out for you. Definitely take Zhavi's advice on notifying teachers if you hadn't already, lupus sounds like something to be taken seriously and you'd do yourself no good working hard while you're flaring up. :(Â Don't push yourself too hard, take it easy, and speak up any time you feel you need to!
