The Spoon Theory
Purple Lupus bands.. Spoon pin on deck. So.. not to long ago my sister Nika and I, along with her mother, attended a Lupus Symposium somewhere in Atlanta (not sure where, it was early lol). My sister and her mother both have Lupus, and although I don't I went simply to support her, and gain my own understanding of what Lupus is and what it does. When I think of Lupus, I think of that one girl from America's Next Top Model, Mercedes. I think she was the one to introduce the mainstream world to Lupus, though some folks still don't understand. Video footage of Mercedes promoting Lupus awareness. Anywho, one of the spokesladies there, Christine Miserandino, put together a touching account of how she explained to a best friend when they were young what it was like to live with Lupus. I thought I'd share it in case any of you have friends or fam who don't understand.. or even if you have it and can't seem to find a way to explain it to anyone. Lupus ...