Lupus Society of Alberta

For the LSA, the grace, flexibility, and complexity of the willow tree have come to represent the qualities people develop as they meet the challenges posed by lupus.

Just thinking about the beauty and endurance of the willow - bending but not breaking in the face of strong winds - can be an empowering image for those whose lives are affected by lupus.

The Faces of Lupus

The faces of lupus ....

Lupus is called 'the disease with a thousand faces' because the symptoms and course of the disease differ so much from person to person. Lupus affects people of all ages, genders and ethnic backgrounds.

Any face could be the face of lupus.

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BOOKS
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Our LSA Lending Library includes articles, magazines, books, and videos from various organizations (see: the table of books we have available in the lending library below). These materials may be viewed by members of the public at the LSA office in Calgary or borrowed by LSA members (maximum of three books at one time) for a period of up to three weeks. You can pick up your selection at the LSA office or we can mail the books out to you (please note that you will be responsible for the return postage).

If you would like to borrow from the library, just contact us by phone to make the arrangements.

If you would like to purchase a book, follow this link for a list of the books we have for sale and ordering information.

We have also linked to some other Library, Medical Article and Journal resources that you may find useful.

Title Author / Publisher Description
Are You Tired Again? I Understand (Activity Book for Children) Marilyn Weisberg Deutsch / Mari-Sue Productions This activity book is meant to help children understand how to live with a person who has a chronic illness or disability. It describes the experiences of two young children whose mother developed lupus.
Arthritis Foundation's Guide to Alternative Therapies Judith Horstman / U.S. Arthritis Foundation A valuable guide to the most-used complementary therapies for arthritis. Many experts in the fields of arthritis and alternative therapies contributed information to this thorough and well-organized book, which stresses the combination of conventional Western medicine and alternative therapies. The book describes the therapy, how it is used, the scientific evidence about the therapy, expert opinion of the therapy, how to find a practitioner, what the therapy costs, resources on how and where to learn more. The work relies heavily on biomedical scientific data, which should appeal to health professionals seeking information on the efficacy of specific therapies. Appendixes cover basic information on different forms of arthritis and provide extensive lists of citations, recommended readings, and web sites. Nicely illustrated and neatly laid out, this is recommended for all consumer health collections.
Arthritis Helpbook Kate Lorig & James F. Fries / Addison-Wesley The world’s leading guide to arthritis and fibromyalgia-including up-to-date information on available treatments, medications, surgeries, pain reduction, increased movement and dexterity, calcium-rich diet, maintaining a healthy weight and finding an exercise program to match your needs.
Autoimmune Disease and Their Environmental Triggers Elaine A. Moore / McFarland & Co. This work is a comprehensive resource for patients with autoimmune disease. The primary focus is on the specific environmental factors, including heavy metals, hormones, organic solvents, medications, and infectious agents, that lead to autoimmune disease and that make the symptoms worse in genetically susceptible individuals. Sections of this work describe the immune system, the natural courses of disease for the various system-wide and organ-specific autoimmune disorders, and genetic factors and lifestyle influences associated with AD. Diagnostic concerns, conventional and alternative treatment options for AD, current research paths, and laboratory tests are also covered.
Building a New Dream Janet R. Maruer & Patricia D. Strasberg / Addison-Wesley Intended for families faced with a chronic health condition, this book offers practical advice and encouragement by describing realistic situations in which the illness has affected the person with the illness as well as the family. Coping strategies for adjusting to the changes are included, as well as, suggestions for establishing positive relationships with physicians and becoming a knowledgeable consumer of health care.
Caregiver Helpbook: Powerful Tools for Caregiving Vicki L. Schmall, Marilyn Cleland and Marilynn Sturdevant / Legacy Health System (2000) This book is designed to provide caregivers with tools to increase self-care and give them confidence in handling difficult situations, emotions and decisions. Topics include reducing personal stress, communicating effectively with family, doctors and professional caregivers, hiring in-home help, practicing self-care, using community services, setting goals and problem solving.
Celebrate Life: New Attitudes for Living with Chronic Illnesses Kathleen Lewis / Arthritis Foundation (1999) A cheerful, practical guide to facing daily life with a chronic illness, written by a woman who is a registered nurse, medical psychotherapist and licensed counsellor. She has lupus and fibromyalgia, and osteoarthritis. She celebrates her life with chronic illness and helps others do the same through her counselling services and writing.
Chicken Soup for the Surviving Soul: 101 Healing Stories of Courage and Inspiration Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Patty Aubery, Nancy Mitchell / Health Communications (1996) These Chicken Soup stories bring inspirational accounts of courageous people who found the power to battle cancer with hope, faith and determination.
Conquering Rheumatoid Arthritis William Bensen & Wynn Bensen / Empowering Press (1996) This book provides practical, easy to understand information about managing the effects of Rheumatoid Arthritis. It is coauthored by top academic and clinical physicians in the field of Rheumatology.
Control Your Pain Robert H. Phillips / Balance Enterprises (1996) An easy-to-read booklet offering 144 concrete strategies for reducing and managing the pain of lupus.
Coping with Depression in Chronic Illness Sean Hogan-Downey / (1995)
Coping with Kidney Failure: A Guide to Living with Kidney Failure for you and your Family Robert H. Phillips / Avery Publishing Group (1987)
Coping with Lupus Robert H. Phillips / Avery Publishing Group (1991) In this book, Dr. Phillips provides sound and compassionate advice to those dealing with lupus. Strategies and techniques that can greatly improve the quality of life for lupus patients and their families are provided.
Coping with Prednisone (and other cortisone-related medicines) Eugenia Zukerman & Julie R. Ingelfinger, MD / St. Martin's Press (1997) When the world-renowned flutist Eugenia Zuckerman was prescribed prednisone to combat a rare lung disease, she teamed up with her sister, Julie R. Ingelfinger, a well-known specialist in pediatric nephrology and hypertension at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston, to write the first ever, comprehensive guide for patients undergoing this difficult treatment. Packed with everything your doctor didn't have time to tell you, including recipes, exercises, and tips based on personal experience, Coping with Prednisone is an invaluable handbook for health-care workers, caregivers, and especially for people who have lupus themselves.
Delicate Balance: Living Successfully with Chronic Illness Susan Milstrey Wells / Perseus Books (2000) An ‘instruction manual’ for living with a chronic illness. Written by a woman who has Sjögren's syndrome (an autoimmune disease that dries the eyes and mouth), fibromyalgia (a painful muscle disorder), and interstitial cystitis (a chronic inflammation of the bladder). Her goal is to help others find the will and the way to survive and thrive. The first few chapters deal with the psychological stages of illness and the perseverance that's often needed to get an accurate diagnosis and find a suitable health care partner. Middle chapters deal with the search for treatment and the effects of chronic illness on personal relationships and the ability to work. The final chapter offers the optimistic view that chronic illness is a gift that can teach you many important life lessons.
Fibromyalgia, An Essential Guide for Patients & Their Families Daniel J. Wallace & Janice Brock Wallace / Oxford University Press (2003) This book provides the reader with a good basic understanding of fibromyalgia and the current treatment options. Fibromyalgia is described as a form of chronic neuromuscular pain, a pain-amplification syndrome brought on by abnormal interactions between hormones, the immune system, neurotransmitters, and the autonomic nervous system. Sometimes the syndrome occurs spontaneously; in most cases, the authors write, it is associated with trauma, stress, such conditions as lupus and hypothyroidism, and over forty microbes, from hepatitis to Epstein-Barr to Lyme disease. Drawing on actual cases to illustrate their points, the authors help break through the isolation that patients often feel when doctors misdiagnose or simply ignore their symptoms.
Finding the Joy in Today: Practical Readings for Living Sefra Kobrin Pitzele / Hazeldon (1988) Sefra Korbin Pitzele is Secretary of the American National Sjogren's Syndrome Association and serves on the Operations Committee of the Minnesota Chapter of the Lupus Foundation of America.This book provides daily readings that offer inspiration and hope as they address the physical, emotional, and spiritual challenges faced by people who have a chronic illness. It also addresses the challenges faced by caregivers. Key topics include living in the moment, giving and receiving, spirituality, choices, adjustment, and change.
Finding the Way Home: A Compassionate Approach to Illness Gayle Heiss / QED Press (1997) The author has lived for many years with Sjogren's syndrome, an autoimmune connective-tissue disease that causes inflammation of muscles and joints. In this book she focuses on the subtle healing process that can take for people who have a chronic condition. The book's three sections--"Living the Question: Illness and Uncertainty," "On Individual Terms: Responses to Illness," and "In Good Company: Illness and Relationships" she examines how one comes to terms with human vulnerability.
Get to Sleep: How to Sleep Well...Despite Lupus Robert H. Phillips / Balance Enterprises, Inc. An easy-to-follow guide that teaches you the most effective strategies for getting the sleep you need.
God Rides A Yamaha: Musings on Pain, Poetry, and Pop Culture Kathy Shaidle / (1998) A Canadian poet’s take on making sense of lupus. Kathy was diagnosed with systemic lupus in 1991.
Heartsearch: Toward Healing Lupus Donna Hamil Talman / North Atlantic Books Talman is a psychotherapist with an interest in the mind/body connection that predated her diagnosis with lupus. Her desire to find a greater meaning in her illness and recovery, and to discover why she developed an auto-immune disease (in which the body reacts against its own tissue), led her to examine the ways in which unresolved and unexamined feelings could influence her health. This is an inspiring book for anyone confronting illness, with special meaning for those with an auto-immune disorder.
Help Yourself: Recipes and Resources From the Arthritis Foundation Arthritis Foundation / 1995
How to Help Children Through a Parent's Serious Illness Kathleen McCue, MA, CCLS with Ron Bonn / St. Martin's Griffin (1996) Offering supportive, practical advice from a leading child-life specialist, this book includes information such as what to tell a child about an illness, how to recognize early-warning signs of problems in a child's drawings, sleep patterns, schoolwork and eating habits, and when and where to get professional help. Illustrations & Calvin & Hobbes cartoons.
How Doctors Think Jerome Groopman M.D. / Houghton Mifflin Harcourt(2007) This book provides insight for patients into how their doctor might be thinking and what they can do ensure the effective doctor-patient they need to help manage their chronic illness.
Hughes' Syndrome: A Patient's Guide to Antiphospholipid Syndrome Dr. Graham Hughes / Lupus UK This guide provides valuable easy to understand information about Hughes' Syndrome (Antiphospholipid Syndrome) including: the definition, clinical features, effects on the brain, pregnancy, who should be tested and what are the tests, relationship to lupus, treatment and future research.
In Search of the Sun: A Woman's Courageous Victory Over Lupus Henrietta Abadjem & Peter H. Schur MD / Macmillan Publishing (1988) An informative book about lupus that is written from both the patient and physician perspective. A resource for parents and professionals. An easy-to-understand book dealing with the causes, symptoms, tests and treatments for a variety of childhood muscle, bone, and joint pain, and rheumatic diseases .
Life Disrupted: Getting Real About Chronic Illness in Your Twenties and Thirties Laurie Edwards / Walker & Company (2008) Excellent coverage of the issues that can face young adults as they navigate their way through life with a chronic illness.
Living a Healthy Life with Chronic Conditions: Self Management of Heart Disease, Arthritis, Diabetes, Asthma, Bronchitis, Emphysema, and Others Kate Lorid, Halsted Holman, et. al. / Bull Publishing Company (2006) This guide is filled with hundreds of tips, suggestions, and strategies for living well with a chronic condition. It offers practical medical solutions in clear language. It explains how to develop and maintain exercise and nutrition programs, manage symptoms, determine when to seek medical help, work effectively with doctors, properly use medications and minimize side effects, find community resources, discuss the illness with family and friends, and tailor social activities for particular conditions. Written by six medical professionals, this book encourages an individual approach to the process, with the ultimate goal being greater self-management. Originally based on a five-year study conducted at Stanford University with hundreds of volunteers, this work has grown to include the feedback of medical professionals and thousands of people with chronic conditions all over the world.
Living Well...Despite Lupus Robert H. Phillips / Balance Enterprises (1996) This booklet offers 204 sure fire strategies for enabling you to live well.
Living with Lupus Sheldon Paul Blua, MD & Dodi Schultz / Addison Wesley Publishing Co (1993)
Living with Lupus 2nd Edition Revised Sheldon Paul Blou MD & Dodi Schultz / (2004) This book covers a wide variety of lupus topics with the goal being to enable you to take an active role in managing your condition. All the knowledge you need to help yourself.
Living with Lupus: A Comprehensive Guide to Understanding and Controlling Lupus while Getting on With Your Life Mark Horowitz & Marietta Abrams Brill / Penguin Group (1994) An easy-to-understand book offering practical advice about living with lupus more comfortably and actively.
Lupus Erythematosus: A Patient Guide Wallace, Hann & Quismorio / Lupus Foundation of America (2000) This booklet can help you understand what lupus is, how it may affect your life and what you can do to help yourself and your doctors better manage your lupus. It includes a glossary of terms and sections on diagnosis, symptoms, treatment and coping.
Lupus Handbook for Women Robin Dibner, Carol Colman / Simon & Schuster (1994) In this book, Rheumatologist Dr. Robin J. Dibner, provides an excellent overview of the information a woman needs in order to understand lupus, its diagnosis, the treatment and how to work well with her doctor to manage the disease well. This information is intended to help overcome a lot of the frustrations and anxieties associated with living with lupus.
Lupus: A GP Guide to Diagnosis Compiled by Yvonne Norton / Lupus UK (2000) This book was compiled specifically for physicians to aid them in the timely diagnosis of lupus and other autoimmune diseases. Norton has been diagnosed with lupus, Sjögren syndrome, Raynaud syndrome, and irritable-bowel syndrome.
Lupus Q&A: Everything you need to Know Robert G. Lahita, MD, Robert H. Phillips, PhD / Avery (1998) Written by a top rheumatologist and a psychologist, this book includes the most frequently asked questions doctors receive and provides clear and detailed information about lupus for patients and their families.
Lupus: Living with it: Why you don't have to be Healthy to be Happy. Suzy Szasz / Prometheus Books (1995) A first-hand account of a young woman faced with lupus and trying to lead as normal a life as possible.
Lupus: The Facts Graham Hughes M.D., FRCP / Oxford University Press (2000) This book is written by an internationally recognized authority on lupus. It is an excellent introduction to lupus and is written in easy to understand language.
Lupus: The First Year an Essential guide for the Newly Diagnosed Nancy C. Hanger / Marlowe & Company (2003) In the tradition of the other titles in the First Year™ series, The First Year™—Lupus uses a unique approach—guiding readers through their first seven days following diagnosis, then the next three weeks of their first month, and finally the next eleven months of their first year—to provide answers and advice that will help everyone newly diagnosed with lupus come to terms with their condition and the lifestyle changes that accompany it.
Many Shades of Lupus: Info. for Multicultural Communities NIAMS (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases) http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Lupus/shades_of_lupus.asp
Meeting the Challenge: A Young Person's Guide to Living With Lupus The Arthritis Foundation / (1990)
Mind and Heart for Wellness Louise Giroux / Northstone (1998) This book, written by a professional counsellor, is a collection of daily meditations to help you use cognitive techniques, visualizing, and writing to live an emotionally well and fulfilling life despite chronic illness.
My Lupus: What I need To Know Jenny Tekano / Mary Pack Arthritis Program, Vancouver (1998)
New Hope for People with Lupus Theresa Foy DiGeronimo, M.ED / Prima Publishing (2002) This book can help you manage the flare-ups, symptoms, and side effects of lupus. It can also help you to lead a more enjoyable and active lifestyle. Topics covered include: lupus treatment, alternative therapies, reducing stress and increasing energy and making lifestyle changes to improve overall health.
Official Patient's Sourcebook on Cataracts James N. Parker MD and Philip M Parker PHD / Directory for the Internet Age - Revised (2002) This resource helps people find information about virtually all topics related to cataracts (also age-related senile cataracts; collagen-vascular disease cataracts (caused by lupus); congenital cataracts (e.g., from rubella); hereditary cataracts; lens opacities; metabolic cataracts (e.g., caused by diabetes)). Chapters also include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.
Official Patient's Sourcebook on Lupus Nephritis James N. Parker MD and Philip M. Parker PhD / Directory for the Internet Age - Revised (2002) This resource helps people find information about virtually all topics related to lupus nephritis. Chapters also include glossaries of technical or uncommon terms.
Prednisone User's Exercise Manual Carol Z. Congedo & Jane Brandenstein / Lupus Foundation of America (2002)
Questions and Answers About...Sjogren's Syndrome National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Disease / (January 2001) http://www.niams.nih.gov/Health_Info/Sjogrens_Syndrome/default.asp
Scott's Story about a Disease called Lupus A collaboration with Lupus Foundation of America / (2002) This is a very unique book written in collaboration with Scott, his mother and family, his third-grade classmates and teacher. It is an excellent book for parents to use with their children and in the classroom. The story is told in Scott’s voice, for children reading the book, and in the voice of Loopy Lupus, for parents, teachers and caregivers.
Self-Advocacy Guide Written adn Compiled by Elana Sacluti / MS Society of Calgary (2000) Self-advocacy means acting on behalf of yourself when you feel like you have not been treated as you should have been. This online guide provides information on how to go about this when you are living with a chronic condition. http://mssociety.ca/atlantic/socialaction.htm
Sick and Tired of Feeling Sick and Tired Paul J. Donoghue & Mary E. Siegel / W.W. Norton & Co (1992) This book describes the anguish that people with chronic illness endure and offers them hope for finding ways to cope with their condition. It includes topics such as: adjusting to periods of remission and reoccurrence of illness, knowing and accepting your personal limits, self-blame, relationships, specific chronic illnesses (including lupus) and resources for finding support.
Silver Linings Shaena Engle / Prometheus Books This book contains seventeen inspiring and touching accounts of people who face chronic illnesses and/or physical conditions on a daily basis yet have learned to endure and move on with their lives. In addition, they have gone out of their way to help, employ, and motivate others.
Successful Living with Chronic Illness Kathleen Lewis / Avery (1985) This book was written by a woman who is a registered nurse, medical psychotherapist and licensed counsellor. She has lupus and fibromyalgia, and osteoarthritis. In this book, she deals with the emotional and relationship challenges a person and their significant others are faced when they are diagnosed with a chronic illness. Topics covered are stress, depression, grief, anger, music therapy, journaling, family dynamics, exercise, the mind/body/spirit connection and many other helpful topics.
Taking the Lead: Dancing with Chronic Illness Louise Giroux / Northstone (1998) Louise Giroux, a counsellor, has great faith in the power of healing based on her personal and professional experiences. She shares her wisdom in this inspirational book for those living with chronic illness as she helps you to discover who you really are so you can live your life to the fullest.
The Autoimmune Epidemic Donna Jackson Nakazawa / Touchstone (2008) The author explores the link between autoimmune disease and environmental triggers.
The Arthritis Helpbook Kate Lorig and James F. Fries / Addison-Wesley
The Challenges of Lupus: Insights and Hope Henrietta Aladjem / Avery Publishing Group (1998) In this book, the author, a lupus patient herself, has compiled 40 articles written by experts on the subject of lupus. The book helps you to understand and manage the many challenges associated with living with lupus.
The Lupus Book: Revised and Expanded 4th Edition (2009) Daniel J. Wallace / Oxford University Press This book explains a complicated disease in easy-to-understand terms. It provides a concise, practical overview of lupus. It also contains new sections relating to disability, economic impact of the disease, biologics and other new drug treatments, clinical measures of disease activity, clinical trial methods, and proactive treatment strategies, while the sections on immunology, immunosuppressive medications, clinical trials, and new treatments have new information.
The New Sjogren's Syndrome Handbook Sjogren's Syndrome Foundation, Edited by S. Carsons, MD & Elaine K. Harris / Oxford University Press (1998) This easy to read book is written by a number of different medical specialists who are familiar with the profound effects that the autoimmune disease, Sjogren's Syndrome, can have on people’s lives. It provides comprehensive information for those who are recently diagnosed.
The Monster Under the Bed: Childrearing When a Parent is Chronically Ill Barbara Butler
The Osteoporosis Book, A Guide for Patients & Their Families Nancy E. Lane MD / Oxford University Press (1999) This book covers what you need to know to slow, stop, and even reverse the bone loss associated with osteoporosis. You will learn how to eliminate or reduce the risk factors in your life. " You will also find sound advice for coping with the aches and pains and preventing further deterioration.
The Scleroderma Book, A Guide for Patiens and Families Maureen D. Mayes, MD / Oxford University Press (1999) Written by rheumatologist and professor of internal medicine, who has been treating people with scleroderma for over 20 years. This comprehensive book covers the condition, its complications, the variable nature of the disease, treatment and methods of coping.
Time For Healing (Audio Cassette) Catherine Regan PhD / A Relaxation Audio Tape that lasts 30 mins.
Understanding Lupus Dr. Graham Hughes / JSC Consultants LTD (1990)
Understanding Lupus Henrietta Aladjem / Macmillan Publishing (1985)
We Are Not Alone - Learning to Live With Chronic Illness Sefra Kobrin Pitzele / Workman Publishing (1986) A comprehensive guide to coping with chronic illness. This is a book about redesigning your life . . . about how to live better, not just differently. It offers inspiration and practical living strategies for those living with chronic illnesses.
When Mom Gets Sick Rebecca Samuels / Lupus Foundation of America, Inc. Written and illustrated by a 9-year-old, this book is targeted for young children to help them understand their feelings when a parent gets sick and how to make the best from a challenging situation.
Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working Girlfriend! Rosalinde Joffe, Joan Friedlander / Demos Medical Publishing (2008) A very useful exploration of the issues involved with remaining employed or finding employment when one has a chronic health condition. Lots of practical advice. In-spite of the title, this book would also be helpful for men who are struggling with issues of employment with a chronic condition.
VIDEO - 1999 Symposium LSA Dr. Patricia Pitsel, Psychologist and Dr. Marvin Fritzler speak about Hormones in SLE.
VIDEO - 1999 Symposium LSA Dr. Debra Isaac. Panel Discussion on Cardiovascular Health.
VIDEO - 1999 Symposium LSA Dr. Dafna Gladman speaks about Lupus and Aging, Dr. Liam Martin speaks about FMS and Lupus.
VIDEO - 2000 Symposium LSA Dr. S.K. Aung speaks about the Traditional Chinese Medical Approach to Autoimmune Skin Disorders. Includes a panel discussion.
VIDEO - 2001 Symposium Tape #2 LSA Anne Carlson speaks about Good Nutrition Without Fuss, Susan Bar and Rosemary Church speak about the Highlights from the Barcelona Lupus Conference. Panel Discussion, Liam Martin, Susan Barr and Rosemary Church.
VIDEO - 2002 Symposium Tape #1 LSA Josef Penninger, Susan Barr speak on Lupus 101 and Liam Martin speaks about "Why does it Hurt?"
VIDEO - 2002 Symposium Tape #2 LSA Michele Moon speaks about the Management of Chronic Pain, Lois Garton talks about Accupuncture, Paul Taenzer speaks about Living Well With Chronic Pain. Panel includes Liam Martin, Paul Taenzer and Josef Penninger
VIDEO - 2002 Symposium Tape #1 LSA Paul Savage speaks about Lupus & the Eye, Scott Patten speaks about Depression in Lupus, Kathy Shaidle speaks about her book "Confessions of a Bearded Lady" a humorous look at a young Canadian author's experience with Lupus, Susi Hatley speaks about Exercising Safely with Lupus.
VIDEO - 2003 Symposium 2 Tapes LSA Dr. Stephanie Ensworth speak on Neuropsychiatric Lupus, Dr. Sacks speaks on coping with lupus, Dr. Greenwood talks about Lupus and Your Heart, Dr. Ensworth talks about Lupus in Pregnancy and Lupus and HRT, Dr. Ellsworth speak on Lupus in Children. The panel consisted of Dr. Russell, Dr. Uniat , Dr. Yachyshyn, Sr. Sacks and Dr. Ensworth.
VIDEO - 2004 Symposium 2 Tapes LSA Dr. Daniel J. Wallace speaks on New Treatments For Lupus and How to Cope, Teresa Murray speaks on AISH and CPP, Barb Blakemore talks about Anxiety in Chronic Illness, Dr. Barabas speaks on Kidney Involvement in Lupus. The panel of speakers consist of Dr. Connie Ellis, Dr. Barabas, Barb Blakemore and Thu Huynh Libin.