Toni Braxton Discussion

I was actually trying to find out how to get this woman behind our event (draw a Jigsaw piece ON YOUR ARM for Autism) this Sunday, and found my way here. My son is Autistic as well and it is an immune issue, similar to MY Lupus. Had no idea she had this as well. My hats off girl...I feel ya...I know you...and I get it. There are so many of us that do. If you ever need to talk...we're not far away....

I knew of someone who passed away from lupus, just recently I have heard of some testimonials of folks with lupus getting help naturally. A leading health and fitness company is sweeping across America with awesome results. If you want to know more go to my faceboook. The testimonials are posted on You Tube and one from a Dr. who battled with it and talks about how the products has changed her life.

Hello, Everyone
I'm so glad to be apart of Toni Braxton's website/discussion board. If there is anything I can assist anyone with please contact me. I'm wishing each one of you continued blessings with great health.

I am a lupus survivor. I work with two local lupus organization in Michigan and I have started an organization SHE'S Empowered (Sisters Helping Encourage Sisters) to advocate awareness of the disease lupus and to empower women to live their dreams.

Annette, I'm not a doctor, however, what you eat and drink plays a huge part in how you feel. At the age of 14, I was diagnoised with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus where it attacked my central nervous system, kidney and heart. I was confined to a wheel-chair and I had to learn to walk, talk and feed myself on two occassions. Each flare up lefted me hospitalized up to 12 months. I am now over 30 and medication FREE and feeling FANTASTIC. Majority of my diet is FRESH fruits and vegtables. Eliminating process foods is a MUST to begin any form of HEALING. It's not easy and it has been a long road traveled, but I'm without any lupus symptoms and I was told by Doctors if I lived from the last flair up that I would suffer some brain damage (due to large dosage of medicine) and definitely I would need medication for the rest of my life. I proved them wrong. I'm not on any drugs and I received my BFA in Fiber Arts from WSU. In addition, I have established two businesses and I have a job.

We can heal from the foods we eat.

Hello everyone. I feel a need to share this with you. My aunt has battled wilth Lupus for some years. Unfortunately, she passed away a few months ago from it. I did not get a chance to share with her about a product I believe could have helped her. I know it has helped others with Lupus. If you are interested I'd like to share it with you. Feel free to get my info from my profile for my contact information. I hope this helps someone.

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ivehad lupus since i was four. my 9th grade year they told me my kidneys failed. 10th grade was spent on dialysis. now im 16 with a new kidney and a new life. i can go out and have fun without being so tired. it may be hard to deal with i at first, but i found a way. ps my uncle is my donor and i am very thankful to have him in my life.

Tony and every one Please try this: Allow me to start by saying that I was diagnosed with lupus in 2006 right after having my third child. I was first diagnosed as having cyphilis. However lupus is hard to diagnose because it can mimic different diseases. After I was diagnosed with lupus, I was on the hunt for a cure because medically I found no hope for a cure. So I refused to give up. What gave me HOPE was reading Jill Harringtons Book called the Lupus Recovery Diet. Its a book full of stories of Real people who have lupus from mild to worse cases and how they were able to see their lupus go away. Now first lets get it clear i dont like the word diet because people dont stick to diets...this is a permanent life style change FOREVER! Do you want to stay on meds the rest of your life? No! I dont. I also learned from this book and Dr. Joel Furhman (google him) that most any disease can be reversed even late stages because the body is made to heal itself BUT we must feed it the right stuff. I could go on but let me give out some things that help me feel better and motivated and less fatigued. Walking 30 mins every morning, drinking 2 glasses of water in the morning, slowly wean all meat and fowl from your diet because it suppresses the immune system and with lupus being an autoimmune disease we dont need anything to suppress it. Also wean off of all white refined sugars....that means no enriched stuff like bread from the regular grocery store white or wheat no white pastas, none of those sweet treats that we all love because sugar keeps the immune system from doing what its supp white flour, no dairy no sweets. Basically what that leaves is a plant based diet. Dont say you cant do because you can. I would rather learn how to eat this way and get and stay healed than to stay on meds with no hope to live. God bless and holla back!

HI TONI, I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LUPUS, BUT WHEN MY TEST RESULTS CAME BACK THEY WERE ALL NEGATIVE. MY DOCTOR SAID, IT WAS JUST CHRONIC FATIGUE. GOD IS A GOOD GOD!!!!!

I was diagnosed with Lupus and arthritis 3 months ago. I have been very ill and it is getting very depressing for me. I raised 5 children on my on and worked 14 hr days. and now i cant even manage to work 8 hrs or stand for more than an hour.I feel like this is taking over my life. I havent been able to work so i feel even more useless and finacial it is such a burden. i am on several different meds and see several doctors. I was watching Braxton Family last night by chance and heard Toni say she had lupus and for some reason it gave me hope. reading these comments i also didnt know you could recieve disability for this. if any one has advice on dealing with this disease I would apperciate the info. I do not have a very good support system so I really do appericiate any advice and info. Learning about Toni has given me hope that i may feel normal once again some day.

I was diagnosed in 2004 at the age of 20. During those first few years I was in and out of the hospital. Between 2004-2009 I was hospitalized 10 times, with a countless number of ER & Dr. visits. Right now I am on plaquenil, imuran, and prednisone. For the past several months I have been doing pretty good. One main problem I have daily is fatigue, some days I don't feel like doing anything at all.. but all and all I'm doing way better than when I was first diagnosed!

I have had Lupus for 33 years and am doing very well on Imuran and Quinicrine!