From one Morning to the Next!

 It seems like, from one day to the next, I woke up with an incurable diagnosis of lupus.  I went to sleep feeling healthy, and I woke up living with chronic fatigue and in chronic pain.  I went to sleep a career oriented woman, and woke up on government disability with a full time job of managing illness and doctors appointments. Honestly, I can barely remember what it feels like to not, have lupus.

Humm... I imagine this being my life, before lupus:

This is me, after lupus:

Feel better Lupies!!!

BVO is a toxic chemical that is banned in many countries because it competes with iodine for receptor sites in the body, which can lead to hypothyroidism, autoimmune disease, and cancer. The main ingredient, bromine, is a poisonous, corrosive chemical, linked to major organ system damage, birth defects, growth problems, schizophrenia, and hearing loss.

"There's flame retardant in your Mountain Dew. That soda with the lime-green hue (and other citrus-flavored bubbly pops) won't keep your insides fireproof, but it does contain brominated vegetable oil, a patented flame retardant for plastics that has been banned in foods throughout Europe and in Japan.

Brominated vegetable oil, or BVO, which acts as an emulsifier in citrus-flavored soda drinks, is found in about 10 percent of sodas sold in the U.S.

"After a few extreme soda binges — not too far from what many [video] gamers regularly consume — a few patients have needed medical attention for skin lesions, memory loss and nerve disorders, all symptoms of overexposure to bromine," according to a recent article in Environmental News.
Read more at http://www.snopes.com/food/warnings/bvo.asp#iGsDLrftTv4Z8RX8.99