Hi guys,
I didn't see that ER episode. Used to be die hard ER fan, but stopped watching when most of the original intersting charchters left. But I did foillow the season with the bishop who had lupus; was that maybe 2 yrs. ago.
I enjoyed following his progression because they kept showing him throughout the season from the time he was came in and was just asking for treament for his lungs or joints, not telling the ER docs that he had lupus. I was so touched by his explanations for why he didn't want anybody, his parish, etc. to know about his illness and his choises to just get treatment for his symptoms because he accepted there was no cure and he was going to die.
I also was educated and glad they depicted a white male having lupus because I'd read and been told by my docs that it was predominatly a woman's disease and that it was found predominantly among African Amercan, Asian and Latino women. It broadened my awareness and am so happy that it made the mainstream viewers aware of the disease and its pregression, treatment, etc.
It's also been shown on the show "House", which is a phenominal (sp?) show. Although he is a class A jerk to people, and addicted to painkillers, he's a genious when it comes to diagnosing and treating 'mysterious' illness; I'd be happy to have a doc like that for my treatment any day in real life.
Hugs to all.
:wink2: