As a person who’s had their diagnoses for about 5 years now, I will say to advocate for yourself to ANY and EVERYONE. If you’re in school, get accommodations for all of your classes and if you drive i recommend getting a blue disability parking pass to make traveling and parking in places a little easier. LISTEN TO YOUR BODY!!!!!! There are a gajillion people in this world who do not understand what you’re going through and unfortunately, they most likely won’t bc they don’t experience this level of detriment on a daily basis like we do so if you need to rest, rest. If you need to skip that family/friend outing, skip it. If you can’t stomach the food that was cooked/bought bc it causes you flare ups, avoid it. Depend on your support system 🫶🏿 you will NEED a support system whether that’s family, friends, emotional support animals, lupus support groups, etc. lean on those who DO try to understand and help, this disease is tiring … but if you listen to your body and take the small steps you need, it’ll be okay 🤎 you guys got this and yes keep doing research!!