WINNING THE FIGHT
AGAINST LUPUS
A Lupus
Diagnosis
Saved Felicia
Imagine checking into an emergency room and
being told, “One thing is obvious, you’re going
to die and the autopsy will tell us why.
We have all this equipment, so many specialists
and yet we don’t know what’s wrong with you.”
For Felicia Leon it isn’t hard to imagine because
it’s a memory.
The year was 2007 and Felicia was visiting with
her sister in Miami when she fell gravely ill.
She checked into the emergency room of a Miami
hospital and despite undergoing numerous tests
and being seen by various specialists, there was
no diagnosis.
“The doctor told me they were releasing me to
hospice, not to be afraid but it’s the best they
could do to make me comfortable. That I was
going to die, in about 3 days.”
But with prayers on her lips and a strong will to
survive, Felicia remarkably defied all odds and
continues to do so 10 years later. The words
“Felicia has lupus but lupus does not have Felicia”
is evident.
My in-depth interview with Felicia Leon, a lupus
survivor and warrior who by the way is winning
the battle.
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