It was December 1, 1980 (mom's 40th Birthday) and she had been diagnosed with "Systemic Lupus". She had never been ill before and the doctors said she would not live to see her next birthday because as unfamiliar to her it was to them as well until a nurse suggested testing her for Lupus. She had been in remission for most of her life. To make a long story short, the disease while in remission had deteriorated her organ internally and she had been place on dialysis because her kidney had failed and she died as a result in 1991. That is why I chose this topic for my research.
What is Lupus
As defined by the Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. (LFA), "Lupus is a chronic, autoimmune disease which causes inflammation of various parts of the body, especially the skin, joints, blood and kidneys. The body's immune system normally makes proteins called antibodies to protect the body against viruses, bacteria and other foreign materials. These foreign materials are called antigens.......

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