Video 1 Transcript
One of the heartbreaks of my life is when I was first diagnosed with lupus, my doctor said I would never be a mom, that I could never have children. I do have two children, one daughter that's almost 15 and a son that's almost 21. And so I would say that you at the beginning of any health journey are going to hear a lot of things, you're going to read a lot of things, you're going to feel overwhelmed at times and you're going to sometimes feel like you have to mourn the loss of what you thought your normal would be. Your new normal will start to show up. And for me, I've had periods of time, long periods of years where it has been more difficult. And then I've had other periods of time in my life, the last few years have been overall really healthy. And I've been able to write books and speak all over the world and share messages of hope. And I was able to have children. And so I just validate for you that you may be hearing some things that are hard to absorb and to come to peace with. Give yourself time, be patient.