This case study describes the nursing experience of taking care of a young woman with systemic lupus erythematosus and systemic sclerosis and details how the patient's body image changed and how her conditions progressively limited her daily activities. The author used clinical observation, interviews, and listening skills guided by Gordon's 11 functional health patterns to identify the patient's major health problems from April 1^(st) to April 9^(th), 2015. Three major nursing diagnoses were made: chronic pain, impaired physical mobility, and disturbed body image. Through an individualized care plan that employed sympathy, passion, listening, and building a trusting patient-nurse relationship, we successfully led the patient to express her inner concerns. Moreover, the patient improved her self-care knowledge and skills through receiving health education and reconstructed her self-esteem, adopting a positive attitude to face the disability caused by her disease.