In 3 weeks I will be celebrating my birthday. I'll be 22 which is not nearly as exciting as turning 21 but I expect to have fun nonetheless. Right before my 16th birthday was when I got my referral to see my first Rheumatologist at Children's Hospital. It's crazy to think that the ball started rolling this time 6 years ago for my lupus journey. I thought that in honor of officially making it a year longer than the 5 year outdated life expectancy for lupus patients I would post a slideshow of my birthday pictures the last 6 years :)
Never stop celebrating birthdays! When you're sick all the time it's a great reminder to make the most of life in my opinion.