Lupus looks invisible; the fight inside isn’t

(Aging Untold) — Lupus can bring pain, exhaustion and unpredictability that aren’t always visible from the outside. Gerontologist “Sam” Cradduck shared her personal experience living with lupus after a viewer wrote in asking about the disease, offering a rare, candid look at what it’s really like to live with an autoimmune condition that others often can’t see. ‘Living with uncertainty is tough’ Cradduck said the hardest part of lupus isn’t just physical — it’s not knowing what each day will bring. “I think I wish people understood that living with uncertainty is tough. You don’t know when what your days are always going to be like,” Cradduck said. “And people have a tendency to really be judgmental and really be ugly.” Cradduck explained that many lupus patients take steroids like prednisone, which can change their appearance and invite unfair judgment. “A lot of people on lupus, unfortunately, have to take a lot of steroids. Prednisone is one of the main treatments, which then you ge