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Podcast: I Am Not My Pain with Melissa Adams
Episode: S2E22: Life after Chronic Illness
Description: Meet warrior, Katiuscia Maria. Katiuscia was diagnosed with lupus nephritis at only thirteen. The lupus attacked her kidneys requiring a myriad of medications and chemotherapies. She enjoyed a few years of milder symptoms until 2009 when she became very ill. When all treatments failed to help, she decided to change her lifestyle and her lupus went into remission. Katiuscia is still immune suppressed and must always be mindful of her health. She also manages migraine, arthritis, and some other symptoms; however, her lupus has been in remission for almost a decade. Listen as Katiuscia manages life after lupus including the...