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Living with LupusLauren ChoateCollege of the MainlandLupus is a dangerous disease that can affect anyone. It has no cure and is known to affect 9 out of 10 adults. Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), also called lupus, is a chronic inflammatory autoimmune disease characterized by unusual antibodies in the blood that target tissues of the dead body. (Frazier & Drzymkowski, 2008) autoimmune means that your immune system cannot tell the difference between foreign invaders and your bodys healthy tissues and creates autoantibodies that attack and destroy healthy tissue. These autoantibodies cause inflammation, pain, and trauma in various parts of the body. Lupus affects each individual differently and it may be worse for one person than it is for another. My grandmother, Carolyn, was diagnosed with Systemic lupus erythematosus in her early forties. She suffered a long time before she was diagnosed with Lupus. The worst part of my lupus is the flare-ups Carolyn said, It feels as if I am o n fire sometimes and every single inch of my body hurts in the most awful way I have ev...