Summer Is My Time of YearFor as long as I can remember, summer has been my time of year. It’s the season where my rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is generally the least active, with pain and...reactions2comments
Effects of Reducing Humira When You Have RAIn consultation with my rheumatologist, I started reducing my Humira medication. Originally, I had been on a schedule of taking Humira every two weeks for my rheumatoid arthritis (RA), but...reactions3comments
Dressing Dos and Don'ts With RA: Part 1I want to start by saying my tips for dressing with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are ones that work for me based on my age, my RA status, my gender, etc. ...reactions6comments
Helping Versus Causing HarmI have been a caregiving type of person my whole life. When I was young, I would bring the neighborhood children to my mom when they were hurt. As I...reactions6comments
5 Summer Foods That Help RA SymptomsWhenever I think of summer, I think of all the delicious, fresh, and in-season foods to enjoy! Summer is a wonderful time to incorporate a few different foods into your...reactions3comments
The Unanswerable Questions of RAIt’s probably no surprise that I want answers to every question. I love questions. I probably ask way too many of them but I like to learn, and asking them...reactions2comments
Getting Outside When You Have RAI'm just returning from a long hike in one of my favorite parks in town. I don't do this too often, but I felt the need to do so because...reactions4comments
Testing for COVID-19 AntibodiesIt was a lengthy debate. After receiving a COVID-19 vaccine in April and reading all the mixed research saying that some people who are immunocompromised or have autoimmune conditions may...reactions2comments
Life Doesn't Stop Because We Have Rheumatoid Arthritis: 4 Tips to Get Caught UpOur world, our lives don’t stop because we have rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We are still moms, dads, brothers, and if we are still so lucky, coworkers. The roles that we...reactions16comments
Take the Managing Treatment and Medication Survey (CLOSED)The Managing Treatment and Medication Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! Treatment is a big part of managing a chronic (long-term) health condition like rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...reactionscomments
How Would You Like to Be Treated If You Had a Disability?I may have mentioned (several thousand times) how frustrating inaccessibility and discrimination are from the vantage point of having disabilities and using a motorized wheelchair. I have had battles with...reactions6comments
The Chronic Illness "Blahs" - Depression, Anxiety, and DoubtI was in a funk lately. I know, I hate to use that term because it sounds like I’m 100 years old, but it’s the perfect word for it. What...reactions52comments
Anxiety and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Part 2Every day, living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will bring anxiety-producing situations into your life. It’s no wonder that anxiety is something most of us deal with. With a bit of...reactions1comment
The Effect of Menstrual Cycles on RAIf being a woman wasn’t difficult enough sometimes, add rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to the mix during your monthly cycle and there’s bound to be some unique challenges. Many women with...reactions1comment
Tired of Being TiredI’ve had rheumatoid disease (arthritis) for decades. I’ve written about living as well as possible with it for a long time, and I feel like I have some expertise. I...reactions10comments
Low-Dose Naltrexone and RAIn exploring available medication options for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), the off-label use of low-dose naltrexone (LDN) has gotten a lot of attention in recent years. Naltrexone is a medication traditionally...reactions35comments
The Many Shades of FatigueFatigue is a blanket term for extreme tiredness. If you have a chronic illness like rheumatoid arthritis, then you are probably quite familiar with this term and have firsthand experience...reactions13comments
Grief and Rheumatoid ArthritisI grieve for myself. I should say, "my former self." I no longer grieve the event that caused the grief; that ship has sailed. Instead, I grieve my suffering. What...reactions64comments
Eye Appointments, Plaquenil, and RAThere's an unusual interloper in my healthcare team that is surprisingly related to me having rheumatoid arthritis (RA): an ophthalmologist and optometrist. This might seem like a weird connection, but...reactions3comments
Tips for Routine Walks with RAWalking is like medicine. We’ve all heard this before: the more we move, the more we support and protect and strengthen and condition our joints, the lower we keep our...reactions5comments
