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GM ! 4-A Sister Club Non-profit organization here in Lafayette, Louisiana would like to spotlight our Lupus Warrior of the week. Meet Evangelist Crystal D Bell, if she could think back about her first undiagnosed symptom of lupus, it would be June 2013; she was awakened during the night with this horrible itch all over her body, for nearly two weeks, all she did was soak in oatmeal baths and using any and every home remedy or regiment that was suggested to her. Growing up as a young kid with chronic asthma she felt the need to mention that to her doctor so he instantly diagnosed her with asthma of the skin lol little did he know.

Well, she was told use this and use that, don’t use this and don’t use that; she was miserable!
For years her calves were so beautiful and toned from wearing heels everyday to work and stilettos to sing and shout in ( I’m an Evangelist in the ministry and been singing since age 11) but, at one point she would scratch her legs so much until they would bleed and swell.

Fast forward to 2014, one week before what once was the biggest day of her life, she developed a dark ring on her arm and a rash across the bridge of her nose and across both cheeks.

Crystal was like OH MY GOD! The dress was sleeveless so what was I suppose to do with this she said, I couldn’t walk down the aisle with what seemed to be a big black ashy ring on my arm.

She called the best seamstress in the world, (she was a life saver.

Showed the gown to Ms Delores Darby and simply showed her the unwelcomed bruise on her arm well, needless to say, no one ever knew about the bruise. Even though she fixed the issue with her arm, not even makeup could cover the rash on her face.

As time passed her body was being invaded by something foreign; hair began thinning, joints would ache like crazy and constant doctor visits from being so tired all the time. She stopped wearing perfumes and lotions because thought it would cause her to itch as well.

Constant fatigue plagued her body, pain in joints and her skin darkened to the point where even in the hot and humid Louisiana weather, wore long sleeved shirts and pants daily to cover up the discoloration to avoid the stares of people.

In 2018 after all the test, she was finally diagnosed with LUPUS, didn’t want to believe it there it was in plain BLACK & WHITE! This has been a long tedious journey but she so blessed to have the best family support; parents, kids and grandkids along with her fiancée, aunts & cousins and friends also the best medical support team ever.

Meet this weeks 4-A Sister Club Spot Light of the Week! A Fighting Lupus Warrior. Sarah Adeline Stubbss, who is 32 years old and live in Broussard, La. Sarah is very thankful of her mother being proactive with her in her health care; she went to all her doctor appointments with her.

Her family physician noted her thyroid was in hyper state, which lead Sarah to see many other doctors, with thyroid scans, it was noted her thyroid was inflamed. At that time her ANA panel was negative.

After being on medication for her thyroid, Sarah was still having chronic fatigue along with many other symptoms, then she developed gall stones and had to have her gallbladder removed, the surgeon said her gallbladder was very inflamed. At this time, her ANA profile became positive. After seeing several other specialists, in the Lafayette area, without feeling better, Sarah was told about the Mayo Clinic. Sarah began researching and discovered that the Baton Rouge Clinic had become affiliated with the Mayo Clinic. Sarah has a team of doctors consisting of a Neurologist, Dermatologist, Rheumatologist, and Endocrinologist working together!

She now has all her health issues under control, Sarah loves doctors, and highly recommend this clinic for quality care!

4-A Sisters Club would like to Spot Light one of Lafayette’s Lupus Warrior: Her name is DaShonda Tyler, from Lafayette LA. A mother of 3 kids (Destinee 22, Dontrayl 20, & Jalen 15). AFTER 3 YEARS OF GASTROENTEROLOGIST, NEUROLOGIST, ENDOCRINOLOGIST, PULMONOLOGIST, HEMATOLOGIST, & CARDIOLOGIST visits she began thinking that maybe all this was her head🤦🏾‍♀️🤦🏾‍♀️.

Finally her primary doctor said “DASHONDA” this not in your head, u are kinda crazy but, she knew something was going on😩🤣🤣. She then said let’s get you to a rheumatologist (Dr. Yeturi is by far the best💜). It just took for that ONE dr to go the extra mile when it came to having test ran. On 5-24-2019 her ANA came back positive & she cried bc she knew that her life what have known for years would now change & bc she finally knew what was wrong with her.
She have gone thru SOOOO many changes in her life dealing with this & the ONLY ppl that can relate are people that share the same illness bc some of her family/friends think it’s for attention or they feel like u was just fine now your hurting 😏😏…her advice to anyone is that only YOU know your body & when something isn’t right so you have to PUSH your doctors to do the test.

Don’t let lupus define who you are, KEEP PUSHING, FIGHTING, & LIVING.

LupusMonth 💜🦋

LupusWarrior💪🏾

Shanail Monick is a multi-award-winning entrepreneur, Amazon Bestseller Author, speaker, and remarkable life and health coach. She is committed to seeing people live an become a better version of themselves while attaining the highest level of optimum health possible. A Lupus survivor, she is the founder of the organization FIGHT4LUPUS, which brings awareness to the chronic illness and seeks for cure. Shanail is a part of many organizations and remains an active contributor.

Shanail has been featured in numerous magazines including the new “South TM magazine,”ACHI Magazine’s December 2019, issue of Mother & Daughter Entrepreneurs along with her daughter Tyresha Baine. Shanail is a widely sought-after speaker who has spoken across multiple platforms and events. She finds every aspect of her job to be incredible rewarding. Likewise, she is one of many who continually keeps abreast of latest industry happenings, to keep people informed about their health.

Shanail Mo’nick is a successful entrepreneur and Millionaire Coach who specializes in enhancing your thinking and life. She is committed to seeing people live a become a better version of themselves while attaining their life goals. A Lupus survivor, she is the founder of the organization FIGHT4LUPUS, which brings awareness to the chronic illness and seeks for cure. Shanail is a part of many organizations and remains an active contributor.

Shanail has been featured in numerous magazines including the new “South TM magazine,”ACHI Magazine’s December 2019, issue of Mother & Daughter Entrepreneurs along with her daughter Tyresha Baine. Shanail is a widely sought-after speaker who has spoken across multiple platforms and events. She finds every aspect of her job to be incredible rewarding. Likewise, she is one of many who continually keeps abreast of latest industry happenings to keep people informed about their health and life generally