title: Life with lupus: the patient's support system.
abstract: Upon diagnosis, living with lupus is a difficult challenge. Patients and their families find ways to accommodate their lives to incorporate chronic disease. In addition, patients must form and manage a support system, the most important components being caregivers and health practitioners. The author writes from the personal experience of living with lupus.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Permut
mesh_terms: D000223:Adaptation, Psychological; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005190:Family / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000451:nursing / Q000523:psychology*; D012944:Social Support