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...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...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...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...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...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...reactions36comments
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...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...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...reactions8comments
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...reactions5comments
Having RA Does Not Mean We Are Not WholeI keenly remember a time, especially early in the course of my rheumatoid arthritis (RA), when it hit me that I was...reactions1comment
New Study Reveals Challenges of Exercise with RAA study recently published in The Journal of Physiology sheds light on challenges experienced by rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients when they exercise...reactions2comments
Anxiety and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Part 1 A few weeks ago, I fell and broke my hip. It's not how I wanted to start the summer, especially after a...reactions12comments
Fixing My Botched Ankle... As Flames Shoot Out the Side of My FaceFor a decade, I have been dealing with an ever-worsening right ankle that keeps curling further and further underneath. The saga has...reactions39comments
RD: What About the “Little” Pains?Yeah, those. The non-agonizing tweaks and twinges. The background knee-throb. The sudden, sharp jab that takes your breath as you pick up...reactions4comments
Summah-Time!Author's note: I wrote this article as though I am describing a typical summer and not one amidst a global pandemic. I...reactions4comments
The Conundrum of Being Told to Diet and Exercise When You Have RAIf you're heavy-set (overweight, obese, fat — whatever label you want to put on it or have been called before), you have...reactions11comments
Fatigue: Long COVID-19 or Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare?The dreaded fatigue. We all get it, we all hate it, and we all understand that it is part of living with...reactions9comments
Hydration and Staying Cool in the Summer with RAStaying hydrated is the key to a lot of things, like having healthy skin, experiencing easy digestion, enjoying lubricated joints, experiencing increased...reactions6comments
3 Easy-on-the-Joints Summer Exercise ActivitiesThe sun is shining, the sky is clear, and my joints are recovering from the winter scaries they experience with the cold...reactions4comments
