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