Butterfly Flight Candice Allen Mosby
My name is Candice Allen Mosby. I have been diagnosed with Lupus SLE since 2004, which makes this my 20th year as a Lupus Warrior!
The hardest part of having Lupus is having to mask the disease because people would not understand the struggle of having Lupus. Being trapped in a body that cannot “go” as it could, with a mind that still wants to fly free, has been hard. Over the years, I have seemed to somehow develop a skill mastering the cover-up of being fatigued and in frequent pain, in order to satisfy a career, family, or friends.
I have an ambitious and energetic personality that people were used to being on display.
I have learned over the past 20 years that I cannot worry about what others think of me because I canceled plans or did not show up for them, because I was taking care of me. Being the social energetic butterfly that I was still resides in my spirit, a nd I have learned to redefine myself, redirecting a lot of my talents, one which is shedding a light on Lupus Awareness.
One piece of advice for the newly diagnosed is to develop boundaries for yourself and do what you have to do to take care of yourself. Lupus is a journey with ebbs and flows, so you must adjust with it. There is life with Lupus!
What keeps me strong on my Lupus journey is knowing that I was enough when I did not have Lupus, and I am enough with Lupus. Knowing that each day I live, I can continue to be an example and a beacon of hope for people who are battling something in life.
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