Author: lulualissa83

Today is Sunday, November 16, 2025 and the past week has felt like an intense rollercoaster for me – physically, mentally, and emotionally. It all started last Saturday evening when all of a sudden it felt like my body got hit by a truck…I was so tired, my body was aching and all I wanted…

Today is Wednesday, October 29, 2025 and it’s that time of year everyone is falling sick! I’ve been down with a cold since Saturday and everyday I wake up saying ‘today I’ll be better inshalla’ but unfortunately, I’m not. Boohoo. It’s never fun when you’re sick…Although the one thing I noticed this time is that…

Today is Sunday, October 5, 2025 – three years exactly from the day I got COVID and everything changed. When I stop and think about the past three years I can’t believe how much has happened and more importantly, how much I’ve changed – all for the better الحمد لله. I know I’ve said this…

Today is Tuesday, September 9, 2025 and it’s been quite a while since my last post. Here’s what’s happened in the past few months. In May I did all my annual screenings – mammogram, tumor markers, endoscopy/colonoscopy, pap-smear, and CT for chest, abdomen, and pelvis. It’s the third time I do these checkups and at…

Today is Tuesday, April 22, 2025 and I can’t believe how time is flying by. My last post was in January when I first started tapering off my immunosuppressant medication. Thankfully my 3-month bloodwork at the end of January was great and I just completed my latest bloodwork this week and الحمد لله the results…

Today is Sunday January 5, 2025 and I can’t believe how fast time has flown by! First of all, Happy New Year everyone!! Wishing you all a blessed year filled with good health, peace, joy and prosperity for you and your loved ones. I also can’t believe that my last post was back in August.…

Today is Thursday, August 1, 2024 and I can’t believe how fast the summer is flying by! It’s been a month since my last post and here’s a quick recap of what’s happened since then. First, after waiting for ten days for the biopsy results of my endoscopy to come out, I headed to Amiri…

Today is Monday July 1, 2024 and I can’t believe June is over already. SO much happened in this past month…I’m still a bit overwhelmed by it all. First, the kids finished the school year! Then I started my mini summer break…The first part of that was going to Dubai to finish up the coaching…

Today is Saturday June 1, 2024 and I’m so happy the month of May is over! Let me explain why…May was actually a really great month for me الحمد لله. In fact, it might have been the busiest month for me in a while and thankfully they were all good things that were happening. On…

Today is Monday, May 6, 2024 and I can’t believe it’s been almost one year since I was diagnosed. It’s also my daughter’s birthday today so YAY!! It seems like it was just yesterday I was sitting with my doctor and she was explaining to me that I have a condition called dermatomyositis and of…

Today is Sunday, March 10, 2024 and it’s my daughter Yasmine’s 14th birthday! Woohoo! We spent this past weekend celebrating her birthday and it was lovely seeing her so excited and happy as she was showered with love from family and friends. After her Friday night celebration with her friends at our home, I went…

Today is Thursday, February 22, 2024 and there’s much to celebrate these days الحمد لله. I had my monthly bloodwork and follow up with my doctor at Amiri Hospital yesterday. As always, I arrived early and was in and out of the laboratory in no time. After that I headed up to the 6th floor…

Today is Thursday, January 25, 2024 and I’ve had a rollercoaster of a week. What started on such a positive note has unfortunately taken a slight downward turn. I’m so glad it’s nothing major but for a second there I was really worried and started spiraling in my thoughts to ‘worst case scenarios’. Let’s back…

Today is Monday, January 15, 2024 and honestly I can’t believe how fast time is passing by…Two weeks of this new year have already passed by! Oh yeah, Happy New Year everybody! May it truly be a blessed year for everyone, full of good health and happiness all around يا رب. It’s been a while…

Today is Thursday, December 21, 2023 and I’m so unbelievably thankful that I went to Umrah this week. الف الحمد لله يارب على الصحة و العافية. To be honest, ever since I left the hospital all I’ve been hearing from family and friends around me is “Lulu, you need to travel. You need to change…

Today is Sunday, November 26, 2023 and I’m so happy to say that things have been great since my last post two weeks ago. This slower tapering down of my cortisone medication was just what my body needed. I actually spoke with my doctor this morning and she’s also happy that I’ve been feeling good…

Today is Wednesday, November 15, 2023 and it’s been a couple of weeks since we’ve tweaked my medication. I’m happy to report that there’s been wonderful progress on that front. Since we upped my cortisone medication I noticed that my energy was back, my joints weren’t aching as much as they had been and overall…

Today is Monday, October 30, 2023 and honestly I haven’t been feeling much better since my last post. I’m constantly fatigued, my joints hurt me, I feel depleted most of the time and if you find me going out and doing something it’s because I’m forcing myself to do so. I decided to go get…

Today is Thursday, October 19, 2023 and it hasn’t been a fun week. Actually, the past couple of weeks haven’t been that great for me. الحمد لله it’s nothing serious, I hope, but I’ve just been feeling more fatigued than usual, my body feels weak and I’ve developed this joint pain that’s so uncomfortable, particularly…

Today is Thursday, October 5, 2023 and it’s truly a bitter-sweet day for me. One year ago today is when my life turned upside down after I developed a sore throat. Yes, it all started with just a little itch in my throat that Wednesday evening…Little did I know what was going to come my…