The most revealing book about Lupus you will ever read!
What continues to keep her going?
She was able to create a meaningful life for herself and celebrate the lives of her children. Despite challenges outside of her illness, Valerie always found the strength to endure. She found the courage to fight, and she found the will to never surrender. She held in her heart an incredible capacity to love, and it is the legacy of that love that she will pass down. Valerie is living proof that, with faith, love, and the right support system, there is nothing we can’t achieve. Lupus: The Battle Within is a beautiful representation of all that she has overcome in life.
You will laugh, feel goosebumps, and be in awe of Valerie’s story, but above all else, you will applaud her. You may even experience a shift in your own attitude about life. You may alter how you choose to appreciate the things you have been given, despite the obstacles you have faced. I recommend Lupus: The Battle Within to anyone who needs to feel like they are not alone, anyone who needs a reminder of life’s beauty, and anyone who can appreciate what it means to never give up.
Courtney Lindemann , Editor
What a Superb Book!
“Lupus: The Battle Within” is a superb book! I can’t tell you how much pleasure I got from reading this book. I have read many books on health, but this book is superb! Lupus is a disease that is not easily detected, and therefore, a person has to go through so many different kinds of tests before it is diagnosed.
This book is written so that anyone can understand it. It is funny and also interesting. No one has ever described it the way that she has, such as the medicines she took, and how each one reacted on her. She also had a family to raise at the same time while she was going through this sickness. This book belongs in every doctor’s office, and in every hospital. Valerie is still alive. May God bless her and her family!
I read this book twice because I enjoyed it so much and learned so much about this disease.
– Lillian C.
Excellent Reading!
This is an excellent reading book and her outlook on life was wonderful. I enjoyed reading this book immensely, it was so good and kept me in suspense that I could not wait to get to the next chapter. I cannot stress enough, that this book is excellent!!! It was amazing to learn that she went through so much turmoil. It kept me on edge that I felt it in my own body what she was going through. She fought through this condition and had a good outlook even though she was in so much pain. It was very enjoyable reading, and to know, that her spirits were not broken. Her beautiful pictures tell the story!!!
– Muriel Clarke
Superb!
This book is a wonderful piece of work! I bought at least a few dozen copies to pass out to my staff and colleagues as a Christmas present. I think it’s just a wonderful testimony of an individual, and it also gives us a sense of how one person views the disease over a lifetime. It’s something that you can’t teach in the clinic. So for that, I thank her so much for this gift.
– Dr. Lim
Fantastic
A Fantastic book!
– Dr. B.D.
Very Informative Reading!
Wow! This book is very informative. My niece also has lupus. I was able to relate to the story, but most of all, it helped me to be more mindful and compassionate to what lupus patients go through. This book can definitely help other family members who are going through the same thing.
– Sylvia Norman
A Book That Anyone Can Read!
This is a very touching, inspirational, and a well put together book. This is a book that anyone can read, and not just a lupus patient. I really enjoyed seeing the pictures, because it puts a face to the story. I did not want the book to end.
– Deborah
An Excellent Book!
I purchased the paperback book and it was an excellent read! It kept my interest from beginning to end. She details all the different areas of her life while battling lupus. The chapters in the book were laid out so beautifully, the print was very easy to read, and the pictures tell the story. A book that was so well-done!
– Amazon Customer
It's Such A Beautiful Book!
This book is so beautifully done! The print is very easy to read, the titles are nicely done in bold, she summarizes each chapter, and the pictures tell the story. This book helped me to better understand what a lupus patient goes through. It also enlightened me to the challenges, obstacles, and the positive outcome of her life.
– Renee
You will feel like Valerie is one of your closest friends
Lupus: The Battle Within is the incredibly intimate story of one woman’s battle with this challenging disease. Valerie struggled with managing her Lupus for most of her life. You will be in awe of the strength and determination that Valerie demonstrates: always choosing to fight for herself, for her life, and for her children. Reading this book is inspiring, motivational, and touching beyond all meaning of the word. You will feel like Valerie is one of your closest friends by the time you put her heartwarming story down: that’s how incredibly vulnerable and authentic she is in sharing. Anyone, whether coping with Lupus or any other health condition, will find Lupus: The Battle Within to be a blessing in book form.
– CL
Superb!
A brave Lupus warrior! Loved the truth of her. God Bless Everyone with this mystery disease! Her memory was truly amazing!
– Sister in Lupus
A Meaningful Book With Wonderful Pictures!
I found this book to be compelling! I became emotional while reading it because the author courageously shares the most intimate and revealing details about her life while battling Lupus. Valerie’s life story is so eloquently written. It is her personal testimony to the strength and endurance of the human spirit to want to survive. Her message is inspirational and empowering to her readers because she has emerged victorious in her battle against the disease Lupus despite the many obstacles and challenges she continuously faced.
Valerie is living a healthy, happy, and productive life. She is using her experience to educate and champion a good cause by sending a message of hope and encouragement to many people that will read this book. Her narrative with its insightful descriptive words and vivid photographs is a gift of enlightenment to her readers as well as to those of us who know Valerie, love her, and value her life!
This book contributes a unique and interesting perspective on the effects of a very debilitating, chronic, autoimmune disease known as Lupus.
– Beverly
Great Reading Cover to Cover!
LUPUS, The Battle Within was a book I didn’t want to end, because it was spellbinding and it drew me in, leaving a lasting impression. Valerie Horn is an inspiring story teller, sharing “the most precious, private and most intimate details of her life.” She gives attention to small details: She shares her love of school and learning; she shares family milestones and celebrations, along with the many ups and downs of her life. She takes us on a whirlwind of brave emotion, with a writer’s heart. She even integrates a mystery in a saga about a haunted house.
Medical experiences are recorded and documented with a researcher’s detail, along with photographs of specific flare ups. She speaks of her medical providers and their kindness compassion and personal caring which helped her keep her hopes alive. The pictures of family events were engaging and the large print was helpful to those of us who are older. LUPUS, The Battle Within was a heart-rending adventure which I highly recommend.!
– Amazon Customer
I highly recommend anyone suffering from the disease Lupus
This is a powerful real-life story of a young woman, Valerie Horn, battling the incurable disease “Lupus” for over 50 years and now have the courage to go publicly and write her memoir about her journey with the disease. The book is very enlightening, carrying you through her personal life and her trials and tribulations with the disease. I commend her highly for having the strength and being courageous in letting the world know about her struggle through this novel, “Lupus” The Battle Within. I highly recommend anyone suffering from the disease Lupus, to read this memoir of Valerie Horn and you will find out that you are not alone in the battle.
– Bernice
Wonderful book!
This book was enlightening and explicit, and kept my interest from the beginning to the end. Wonderful book!
– Amazon Customer
An Excellent Read, worth the time!
Deep and personal look inside her battle with Lupus. I never knew how strong one person could be.
– Zane
I absolutely love love love this book!
I absolutely love, love, love, this book!! It was informative and very well written. I would definitely recommend this book to those who are battling Lupus or those who would like to learn more in depth about this deadly disease. All in all this was a fantastic read and I’m very satisfied.
– C.B
Riveting and inspiring!
Riveting and inspiring work serving to remind everyone that in order to overcome hardships in our lives, we must overwhelm them by the will to embrace life to its fullest.
– Lorna A. Mcgregor
Great Read!
I’ve learned so much about the struggles of a Lupus patient, after reading her Lupus story.
– Amazon Customer
