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Autoimmune Portrait Project Photograph

My Story: Lupus Alliance of America - Michigan

"Michigan Daily" Article About "Silently Disabled" Students

"Getting Closer to Myself" on "On the Road to a Cure"

Interview with Rosalind Joffe ("Working With Chronic Illness")

Senior Homes: "You Win Some, You Lose Some, In The Chronic Illness Game"

WEGO Health: Staying Active With RA Video

2009 National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week Guest Blogger

2008 National Invisible Chronic Illness Awareness Week Guest Blogger
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Leslie
Michigan, United States
In April 2008, at the age of 22, I was diagnosed with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis. The Getting Closer To Myself blog is about a lot of things in my life, but focuses on my experiences with illness, in the hopes that my story will help others. I also have several other blogs that I maintain about various other aspects of my life.
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