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PHOTO ESSAY: One Woman’s Journey with Lupus, the Disease of 1,000 Faces
Ruth Wilson, diagnosed after six years of symptoms, participates in research by the Lupus Research Alliance to better understand and treat this complex autoimmune disease.
- On Nov 06, 2025, Ruth Wilson shared her decade-plus battle with lupus, a systemic autoimmune disease, managing symptoms with daily pills and a monthly IV treatment.
- After six years of unexplained symptoms, Wilson faced fevers, rashes, and swelling before her kidneys began failing, leading to months of treatment that saved them.
- Flares cause sudden high fevers, swollen legs that disrupt Wilson's job at a medical lab and time with her husband, teen son and college-age daughter, while sunlight as a trigger means she uses sunscreen and protective clothing on family beach visits.
- Wilson, who volunteers with support groups, introduced her rheumatologist to members and recently joined the Lupus Landmark Study tracking biological samples from 3,500 patients.
- Building on past discoveries, scientists decode immune biology targeting causes with CAR-T therapy and NETS research; the first lupus patient treated in March 2021 remains in drug-free remission, researchers said last month.
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