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Tag Archives: auto-immune disorder

May is Lupus Awareness Month

Here at WhyNotFathers, we are all about the mantra of father’s being involved in life.  So why would we make a big deal out of Lupus Awareness Month?  Easy… Our founder, Carl, has Lupus. Here is his story:           I was diagnosed with Lupus in August of 1999.  It was a difficult summer, my wife and I had just purchased a new home for our family.  We had a newborn in the house, not to mention our other three children.  I started losing weight in Davidh of that year.  It started slowly.  In late May it began in earnest.  I ended up losing nearly 100 pounds in 90 days. At first the doctor’s didn’t know what to make of my illness.  I was diagnosed with pneumonia many times and spent a lot of time in the hospital.  I was tested for everything from Legionnaire’s Disease to

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