Living

Sleep and I have a complicated history. I’ve never been the type of person who hits the pillow, closes her eyes, and starts snoring. Growing up with JRA, I would...

Who sang along with me to the tune of Nat King Cole’s "Unforgettable"? It’s hard not to sing along because otherwise, we might cry. While you never get used to...

Researchers at the University of Toledo recently reported the potential of creating a vaccine against rheumatoid arthritis by discovering a molecule that suppresses the disease in animals. The findings are...

Something I wish I'd learned a long time ago was that an orgasm could temporarily reduce the pain I was struggling with from rheumatoid arthritis (RA). It's bold and, to...

Fall is upon us and I am really excited to share this recipe with you. It offers a simple way to swap out nightshade veggies. I really started to monitor...

I have been diagnosed with RA officially for 3 years as of the first week of this past October. It's been a tortuous 3 years between my condition getting worse...

Books hold a special place in my heart. My parents instilled a love of books in me very early in my life. I loved going to the library, taking a...

According to The Institute for Functional Medicine, functional medicine "determines how or why an illness occurs and restores health by addressing the root causes of disease for each individual." Now...

I run warm. I have always run warm. If I lived alone, my thermostat would be kept around 68 degrees, and I’d wear short sleeves but have a thin blanket...

I’m running out of time. Or, at least, that’s what it always feels like. Having rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and chronic illness, in general, is always feeling like you are racing...

For me, it’s so easy to focus on how much inaccessibility still exists throughout the world and in my community that I lose sight of what inclusion would actually look...

My feelings about living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) unfolded over a fairly long time. I have struggled with RA symptoms since childhood. I’ve shared before that my RA symptoms began...

In July 2021, I had to do something that is unfortunately very familiar to me. I had to say goodbye to a medication, Rinvoq, that I used to treat my...

I know it might be odd to talk about cold weather while I'm living in Florida, but there's a fall chill in the air lately. For us, that's down in...

Living with rheumatoid arthritis is humbling. Walking through the world, we are reminded of our limitations, especially if we look around and start comparing what we see in the mirror...

I recently wrote an article about rheumatoid arthritis and intimacy, and I received so much feedback from community members on the importance of this conversation. I know that it may...

The RheumatoidArthritis.net community forum is an insightful resource filled with thoughtful questions, tips, and perspectives. To that end, each month we are sharing 5 forum discussions we think deserve extra...

"Americans should not have to live in fear that they will go bankrupt if they get sick." -- Bernie Sanders In June I was interviewed for an article for Marie...

As each season winds down, I find myself considering where I am at in my rheumatoid arthritis (RA) journey. It is a great time to take stock and contemplate what...

In mid-August, another milestone of the COVID-19 pandemic was announced to the public concerning the approval of a third COVID vaccine booster. New research concluded protection from the first and...