Sick and tired – Wide range of symptoms makes lupus difficult to diagnose

April 22, 2024 – “Georgia Lefas had been feeling exhausted for more than year.

The mornings were especially hard. It was taking Lefas, an obstetrician-gynecologist, longer to recover from her nighttime call-outs to deliver babies. The marathon runner found herself taking 20 minutes to get up and moving in the morning, something she wasn’t used to.

The fatigue was overwhelming, but Lefas, 40, powered through. Being tired was part and parcel of her busy life as a medical professional and family caregiver.”

To read the full article, please visit: https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/arts-and-life/2024/04/22/sick-and-tired

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