TALKING ABOUT LUPUS Triona Holden & Dr Graham Hughes
Lupus is a disease of the autoimmune system which affects millions of people across the world. If you have this condition, or know someone who has, then Talking About Lupus is essential reading. It combines patients’ own experiences with research from international lupus specialists who have been consulted for this book. Herself a Lupus sufferer, Triona Holden provides the information and advice you will need to give you and your family new hope. Lupus is often mistaken for M E. Triona explains how to tell the difference, as well as describing lupus symptoms in general. She explores the conventional drugs and treatments used, and what they do, and talks about alternative treatments that people have found helpful. Finally, she discusses many useful coping strategies to help lupus sufferers and their families cope more effectively with the disease.
239pp, 135mm x 216mm, softback, 2004