(recent  post by a person with Lupus featured on The Gazette)

In 2007, I was diagnosed with lupus and Lyme disease, and before getting sick, I would have never believed a positive attitude helped “cure” an illness. Then I got sick and brought my unhappy/negative attitude with me. No matter what medications I took, I was not getting well.

I’ve known many people with illness, some as serious as leukemia. Some are in remission, some have died. The ones who are well are the ones who had a positive attitude, the ones who died are the ones who held on to anger. I started to get better when I changed my attitude. I’m still not 100 per cent and I am still working on my happiness, but, in the meantime, I’m close to being fully functional again. And out of the ashes, I was lucky enough to find my passion in natural healing. I’m now working on my naturopathic degree in hopes of sharing my message and to help others who are ill. Anyone who took a human anatomy and physiology course would understand there is a definite connection between mind and body.