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Heavy or Light? The Everyday Question of Hand Grip

My grip strength was always an issue with my rheumatoid arthritis. I remember when I started losing my grip and couldn’t grasp the holds on the climbing wall. I remember...

By Monica Y. Sengupta

about 12 hours ago

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Watching for Lung Issues

Without fail at every appointment with my rheumatologist, he asks if I have been coughing and listens to my lungs. Every couple of years, he orders chest x-rays to make...

By Kelly Mack

1 day ago

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Walking with The Beatles

I started walking regularly only in November of 2020. Before that, I could barely walk because I moved as much side-to-side as I did forward. It was frustrating. But then...

By Lawrence 'rick' Phillips

7 days ago

Heavy or Light? The Everyday Question of Hand Grip

My grip strength was always an issue with my rheumatoid arthritis. I remember when I started losing my grip and couldn’t grasp the holds on the climbing wall. I remember...

By Monica Y. Sengupta

about 12 hours ago

Watching for Lung Issues

Without fail at every appointment with my rheumatologist, he asks if I have been coughing and listens to my lungs. Every couple of years, he orders chest x-rays to make...

By Kelly Mack

1 day ago

Walking with The Beatles

I started walking regularly only in November of 2020. Before that, I could barely walk because I moved as much side-to-side as I did forward. It was frustrating. But then...

By Lawrence 'rick' Phillips

7 days ago

Heavy or Light? The Everyday Question of Hand Grip

My grip strength was always an issue with my rheumatoid arthritis. I remember when I started losing my grip and couldn’t grasp the holds on the climbing wall. I remember...

By Monica Y. Sengupta

about 12 hours ago

Watching for Lung Issues

Without fail at every appointment with my rheumatologist, he asks if I have been coughing and listens to my lungs. Every couple of years, he orders chest x-rays to make...

By Kelly Mack

1 day ago

Walking with The Beatles

I started walking regularly only in November of 2020. Before that, I could barely walk because I moved as much side-to-side as I did forward. It was frustrating. But then...

By Lawrence 'rick' Phillips

7 days ago

There are many shared experiences of living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) that connect people all across the community. Whether those experiences are difficult to navigate, physically draining, or just plain...

By Janeil Whitworth

7 days ago

8 comments

Anxiety You Can't Shake. And Earwigs.

Anxiety. Like packets of ketchup at the fast-food drive-thru, it comes with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and chronic illness whether you ask for it or not. For many years, I was...

By Daniel Malito

September 8, 2021

14 comments

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Heavy or Light? The Everyday Question of Hand Grip

Watching for Lung Issues

Walking with The Beatles

Heavy or Light? The Everyday Question of Hand Grip

Watching for Lung Issues

Walking with The Beatles

Heavy or Light? The Everyday Question of Hand Grip

Watching for Lung Issues

Walking with The Beatles

You Know You Have RA When...

Anxiety You Can't Shake. And Earwigs.

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