Hi, Lizzie. Hope you're doing okay.

Jana, Lupus can kill. It's that simple. And it can do s-loads of damage to the body. It is an inflammatory disease. Pleurisy is caused by inflammation (though it can be caused by other things like infection).

You know how when you have an infection, you usually get a fever? This kind of inflammation can cause that low-grade infection. That does damage too.

I know that people like to stay in denial, often because they are scared. But lupus is a lot more scary untreated. I wish you luck in getting her help. She may not have lupus but something is going on that may end up getting her even sicker.

Annie