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Thirty-One Faces of Hope: Timishea "CoaCoa" Price

The lupus community includes people living with lupus, friends, family and supporters across Georgia. For Lupus Awareness Month, we would like to highlight some of our lupus heroes and champions. 

Timishea Price

My name is Timishea “CoaCoa” Price, When I look back, it’s ironic that I ended up working at a pharmacy. I took care of patients with chronic conditions, and I have a chronic condition myself. I was diagnosed with lupus in 2007. Lupus isn’t a condition you can see just by looking at me but every choice I make throughout the day affects me. These choices may be simple, like cooking dinner or cleaning, but they all have an impact on how I feel.

I was officially diagnosed with systemic lupus erythematosus in 2007 but my health journey began many years before that. I always felt exhausted. If I went out with friends on a Friday night, I would be in bed the rest of the weekend recovering. My whole body would ache and I never could get enough sleep. I thought this was just my way of life.

My lupus is currently affecting my joints, memory, neurological system which causes me to have migraine headaches and seizures. I have anxiety, as well as chronic pain in my back and legs. I experience nerve pain due to lupus. I live currently in Macon, Georgia and there aren’t many doctors here who specialize in lupus so at times it’s very frustrating to spend 2-3 weeks in a hospital when there’s no doctor to see you that can actually help with your level of care.

Despite my battle, I am proud to be the Walk Chair for the 1st Macon Walk to End Lupus Now on September 19, 2020, bringing awareness and hope to my community! I hope my story encourages many more lupus warriors to join me in our Walk to End Lupus Now in Macon!

-Timishea Price