How long is the lifespan of a lupus patient??

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I've been meaning to ask this for so long, maybe I'm just scared of the possible answer to this question. I'm a lupus patient was diagnosed when I was 16 yrs old. Since then I've been taking medications. I'm not like the other lupus patient, when you get to see me you wouldn't even think that I have SLE. I'm a jolly person, I lived a normal life just like any other normal human being. I used my illness as my inspiration to live as normal as I can. But what can I do, I cannot really run from my illness from time to time my illness visits me and reminds me as if telling me "hey I'm still here don't you forget about that". Lately I have been experiencing joint pains, my whole body is aching, well it's just normal for a lupus patient like myself to feel that way, but it's not a good sign, it only means one thing, my lupus might flare up and it's a not a good thing. I have been dealing with this illness for like 13 years, no cure just a lifetime medication. So how long really is the lifespan for a lupus patient like me? do I get to live for a long time? like 70 yrs old? I'm 29 years old now, married and still struggling to have a child, lost my first baby, stillbirth they said.