About Me
I’m Laura Day. I live in a beautiful country town in Australia. Some people say its cold here, I’d probably agree – winters do last longer than average and can be bitter cold, however with my condition this climate is a good fit. I started this blog to document my healing journey living with Lupus (sle). I was officially diagnosed with this condition in 2010, however I was showing symptoms for much longer. In my opinion conventional medical doctors are baffled by auto-immune conditions, and there is alot of confusion on how to treat it effectively. For the past 4 years I have followed the conventional medical route, taking a whole concoction of drugs including – Prednisone (steroids), Plaquenil (anti-malarial) and Methotrexate (chemotherapy drug). I have never been really happy putting nasty drugs into my body, but this was the only solution I was given to deal with my rashes and joint pain. I have been though 6 Rheumatologists hoping that they could suggest something other than medication for treatment. At the start I did feel some relief from the medication, but I was still worried about the long term effects of taking these drugs. I started looking for alternative treatment around 2 years after my diagnosis. I have tried – Naturopathy, Osteopathy, Kinesiology, Reiki, Acupuncture and Chinese herbs, plus a host of vitamins and herbal suppliants for my immune system from the health food shop. December 2014 marked the start of one of the biggest lupus flares I have had. I admitted myself to emergency twice within a week. Only to be given a high dose of steroids and more steroid cream, plus antibiotics to deal with the infection on my skin. Frustrated and fed up with the conventional medical approach, I started this blog to track my healing journey through alternative treatments. I know I am a long way off, but i have hope and faith that one day my illness will no longer afflict me. There are still many alternative health avenues to explore, I plan to document my trials and triumphs and hopefully inspire other fellow sufferers to do the same. I welcome you to join me on this self healing journey…
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Email: laura.jane.day@outlook.com
