The third chapter of Living with Lupus is titled, What Causes Lupus – Maybe. Please note that at the suggestion of the author, Dodi Shultz, I’m now reading the updated second edition, and so if you’re following along with me, make sure you have the newer edition.

I’m just going to give my thoughts on this chapter and subsequent chapters, rather than doing such an in depth summary. If you want to know more then buy the book, and seriously, if you or your loved one has lupus, you need to educate yourself as best you can. For the price of four or five fancy coffee drinks, you can add a valuable reference to your library. It’s worth it. (more…)

I’d like to start by thanking everyone for their support in getting this site moving in the right direction. I’ve learned so much from from your comments and from the research I’ve done for the articles here. I was feeling pretty discouraged about the site and the lack of readers and comments, but I think we are now going to be able to make this site a valuable resource for lupies and their friends and families.

I’ve finished the second chapter of Living With Lupus: All the Knowledge You Need to Help Yourself by Sheldon Paul Blau, M.D. with Dodi Schultz. Remember, I’m reading the first edition, so if you have the second edition, it may be slightly different. I also found that a good deal of the book is available in a preview at Google Books.

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