Vickie Wilkerson

Plaque psoriasis presents as red, raised patches on the body. It can develop anywhere on the body. Psoriasis does not discriminate in that it can happen at any time from...

Having a support system when you have psoriasis is so crucial. A while back I wrote an article about losing a big part of my support system when my mom...

Anxiety and psoriasis can go hand in hand. My psoriasis likes to give me gifts all the time. Although, these gifts are not one that I really want or need...

Last week I had the privilege of attending the yearly PCORI conference. PCORI stands for Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute. They are a government funded non-profit organization. They provide grants to...

I was invited to a conference called the National Psoriasis Foundation Volunteer Impact Summit. The National Psoriasis Foundation (NPF) brought volunteers from around the country together to collaborate, network and...

Whether you are newly diagnosed with psoriasis or have had it a long time like me it tends to take a toll on your mental health. In my case I...

Psoriasis comes with many challenges. Stress is a big trigger for flares. This week I will face a lot of stress. A week ago, we lost my brother in a...

Children are the most honest little people on the planet. They have no filter and do not mind telling you exactly what they think. My 4-year-old granddaughter is no exception...

I love to garden. My psoriasis doesn't feel the same way. Flowers and plants are my hobbies. Getting my yard cleaned up and flowers being planted makes me feel like...

Are you newly diagnosed with psoriasis? One of the biggest problems with identifying the severity of your psoriasis is that doctor’s offices do not tend to have pamphlets that explain...

One of the things I think we all deal with when it comes to psoriasis, is the mental toll it can take on us. It is not something readily talked...

I really believe we need to be our own advocate when it comes to our healthcare. It is through personal research, learning, and having an open conversations with your doctor...

In my twenty years of living with psoriasis I can say that I have had proper medical care for maybe six years of this journey. It is so frustrating. Most...

My husband and I have been remodeling our home for a while now. Our current project is remodeling our bedroom. There is one big window in our room and a...

For years I was a private housekeeper. When I first started working as a housekeeper, I would clean individual houses for people. The last eight years of being a private...

When I was first diagnosed with psoriasis, I didn’t even know what psoriasis was. I had never heard of the word psoriasis, let alone the affects psoriasis would have on...

One of the things I have been doing for about the last ten years is mentoring to those with psoriasis. Most of those are looking for treatments advise which is...

When my psoriasis first started, it presented as plaque psoriasis. Not knowing anything about psoriasis at the time I thought I had gotten into poison ivy. A doctor would confirm...

We are coming up on the summer season in the south. I live in Louisiana, and last summer was one of the hottest summers we have had in many years...