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Fatima Johnson

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Lupus is an autoimmune disease that is rarely spoken about, and often misunderstood.
In conversation with lupus warriors @tatumkhoury and @fatiema_j, speaking out about your own experience is not just about creating awareness, but restores hope for families across the continent.
Follow @theafricachronicles for more and share your own story. You are not alone 💜

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#peaceinthemiddleeast #capetown #march4gaza #freepalestine #fromtherivertotheseapalestinewillbefree by @fatiema_j

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12 years ago

August/September dump 🎂🌸🍧💉👁️
Celebrations, cake, gelato, flowers, fishes, nature, so. many. needles and absolute sheer medical chaos…

Also, somehow everything was pink? 🎀
Not sure what the theme was, but apparently my body got the memo 😂 this is 43. Grateful. Blessed. Alhamdullilah. taken in Cape Town, Western Cape by @fatiema_j

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If you think all I did this July was bigback and celebrate with my faves, you’re right. But also I was a Spain supporter again for this World Cup, packed food parcels for Mandela Day, battled a kidney infection, lost lots of hair, had a minor eye aspiration procedure and took my mini bestie for her first mani. taken in Cape Town, Western Cape by @fatiema_j

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3 months ago

Hard times 🤝 fun times. June couldn't decide, so it gave me both. #june by @fatiema_j

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4 months ago

Decorex always reminds me why I can’t be poor 😝 taken in Cape Town, Western Cape by @fatiema_j

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4 months ago

May: miles, milestones and little moments with “move on up” as my soundtrack

Another 10km medal in the bag🏅
My mini bestie turned 10 🎈
Omg I’m on national TV 💜
Eid celebrations 🌙
The Devil Wears Prada 2 finally 💅
and the last last of autumn 🍂

Grateful for every bit 🤲🏽✨ by @fatiema_j

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5 months ago

Put a finger down if you:
> Cheered the loudest at HYROX
> Got lost in the lights everywhere
> 0.5x videos at the rave
> Made face jewels a personality trait
> Lost your voice for a week

April was 10/10 chaos of the best kind! ✨⚡️🫀🪩🫶🏼

#AprilDump #AprilRecap #Hyrox #HyroxSpectator #ultrasouthafrica by @fatiema_j

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I carry it well, doesn’t mean it’s not heavy ➡️ #march #invisiblestruggles #lupus by @fatiema_j

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7 months ago

It’s auto-immune disease awareness month so let’s talk about it. I’ve been in a lupus flare for almost a month. This is my current party pack bar the inhaler, cortisone nasal spray, the prednisone and eye drops (the gummies are collagen peptides for gut support). Some are weekly, some daily and some for a fixed period. All are necessary to maintain and prevent further damage to my already overstimulated ecosystem.

Some days I have enough energy to run a quick 10km and have breakfast while you’re still in your final sleep cycle but the next day unable to even lift my head off my pillow. Both days I’m still me. And both days I still have a life to live.

I’m on first name bases with the receptionists of my clinics, the nurses who take my blood and the pharmacists at Dischem. My doctors are all on my Whatsapp and I’m not even considered a severe case.

So when I see certain types of people preaching wellness and vitality without having ever endured real sickness besides a cold or people asking have you tried this or that? not knowing I’ve spent 2+ years and thousands of rands delving into functional medicine, alternative healing therapies, supplements, eating protocols and a whole dietitian to fix my “fatigue, immune system and reproductive issues” with frequent new issues, only to be diagnosed with the root cause - SLE. I get so mad. Coz you will not know the courage and resilience it takes living in a body that is literally trying to unalive you.

This is not a choice. And if you know someone who struggles with a chronic illness respectfully unless you’ve been through it yourself, STFU and just listen to them. Don’t give advice, don’t mean well. They don’t want your opinion they want your support and where possible to learn and understand their condition. As it stands these diseases are wildly misunderstood, under researched, under resourced and funded and until that changes it’s exceptionally challenging living and thriving with one.
Here’s to the real wellness warriors! 💜

#autoimmunedisease #lupuswarrior #lupus #awareness by @fatiema_j

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7 months ago

Before the needles, the stitches and eyedrops, there was a leetle bit of summer ☀️👙🧡 #january #february #summerdump by @fatiema_j

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8 months ago

Q4 you were absolutely diabolical and so very nearly took me out, ‘til the very last but we still managed to celebrate, explore, taste, laugh, dance, run, swim, connect and look fcuking amazing 😜<- this emoji #lifeofadventure #photodump #blessings #itiswhatitis #2025wrapped by @fatiema_j

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