THE 12TH ANNUAL FLIGHT OF THE BUTTERFLIES
Flight of the Butterflies is a lupus awareness campaign sharing stories of the brave lupus warriors. Many don’t understand lupus until they hear the walk of a warrior. Flight of the Butterflies is dedicated to sharing those Butterfly of Hope stories in May for lupus awareness month.
Butterfly Flight Pertina Payney
My name is Pertina Payney and I’ve been a lupus warrior for 24 years now. I’m currently 43 years old and have been diagnosed an encyclopedia of other diseases that tag along with Lupus. I take an enormous amount of medication daily and yet I still have to remind myself that I’m not able to do all that I would like to do because I’m different. Different with this thing called Lupus on my back, in my face and all over my body every single day.
Although this daily battle is not for the weak, I wouldn’t have been able to fight as hard as I have had it not been for my amazing, supportive and awesome family.
My desire to live for the Lord and live for my family has kept me in the of the living thus far.
My heart goes out to all my lupus warriors to keep up the fight. My younger brother reminded me that God only gives his hardest tasks to his strongest warriors.
I would like to extend some advice to my fellow warriors to stay positive even on your worst day and don’t focus on what you cannot do but to be thankful for the things you can do.
Blessings and a prayer for you to have a pain free day.
Pertina Payney
PLEASE SHARE Pertina’s FLIGHT ON YOUR WALL AND START HER BUTTERFLY JOURNEY SPREADING LUPUS AWARENESS!
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