CW: weight and diet
I talked to Erica Lupinacci of Suffering the Silence about her health advocacy with HIV/AIDS and through STS, her own experience living with Lupus, media representation of chronic illness and disabilities, challenges she’ll face as an actor with a disability, doing everything right and still being sick, illness on social media, the nightmare of American health insurance, and traveling with an unpredictable illness.
Episode page: http://www.insicknesspod.com/blog/2016/6/1/32-what-is-this-life
What is Lupus? from the Lupus Foundation of America: http://www.lupus.org/answers/entry/what-is-lupus
Information about HIV/AIDS from the CDC: http://www.cdc.gov/hiv/
AIDS at 30 from amfAR: http://www.amfar.org/About-HIV-and-AIDS/Facts-and-Stats/AIDS-at-30/
The Normal Heart by Larry Kramer, adapted for the screen by HBO: http://www.hbo.com/movies/the-normal-heart
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