If you’ve been living with lupus long enough, you know the diagnosis was just the beginning.

It’s everything after that nobody prepares you for. How to explain it to people who don’t get it. How to push through a workday when your body is screaming at you to stop. How to grieve the version of yourself you were before and still figure out who you are now. How to manage a condition that changes the rules on you constantly and still feel like you’re the one in control. That’s what this session is about. Wednesday, September 30, at 6 p.m. ET is the second session of This Is Lupus: The Reality for Black Women, and it’s called Living Beyond the Diagnosis for a reason. Because there’s a difference between surviving with lupus and actually living with it, and most of the resources out there stop at the survival part. Dr. Patricia A. Oyetakin, dermatologist, is talking about the things that show up on your skin that nobody warned you about. Dr. Charisma Atkins is bringing the patient advocate perspective, because she’s not just studying this, she’s living it. And Zenovia Wright is keeping the conversation grounded in what actually matters to you. This isn’t a lecture. It’s a room full of women who get it, having the conversation you wish you could have with your doctor but never have enough time for. It’s free, it’s virtual, and it was built for us. Comment LEARN to get the regisration link sent to your DMs or RSVP at bit.ly/thisislupus. Presented in partnership with EMD Serono, GSK, and Biogen. #WeAreILLMatic #ThisIsLupus #LupusAwareness #BlackWomenWithLupus #ChronicIllnessCommunity