About the Book

I have written a book entitled “Living Well With Autoimmune Diseases: A Rheumatologist’s Guide for Taking Charge of your Health.” This book will be published by the Johns Hopkins University Press in March 2025. You will learn strategies to become a more passionate and powerful advocate for your care. You will gain the resilience and confidence so that you can make important treatment decisions. There is a wealth of chapters devoted to different rheumatic diseases. Such chapters include lupus, Sjogren’s disease, rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis, vasculitis, myositis and scleroderma. You will more fully appreciate how these diseases are related. As I emphasize in this book, no autoimmune disease is an “island.” There are also chapters devoted to often-ignored issues that are relevant for any rheumatic disease. These include chapters on fibromyalgia, diet, depression, causes of autoimmune diseases, and common myths. These chapters will empower you by suggesting strategies for self-care and self- advocacy. Additionally, I will “open up” my clinic to you. I describe real-life, captivating cases about rheumatic diseases. You will hear your own voices in the voices of my patients. Such shared narratives are inspiring. You will also feel more connected to a larger community of patients with rheumatic diseases. As I tell my patients, your hopes and dreams should not be limited by these diseases. “Living Well With Autoimmune Diseases” will be a healing guide that can greatly transform your life.