How My Cat Has Helped My RACats are very perceptive animals. In my case, my cat, Missy, always seems to know when something is wrong with me, both...reactions22comments
Dive Into the History Of RA: Part 2In the first part of this history lesson on RA, we summarized the 3 theories of RA origin and discussed the role...reactions3comments
How Fallible Are We? RA and Life Expectancy/MortalityNo doubt, discussing our increased fallibility due to RA is at best, challenging and, at worst, overwhelming. I think we tend to push...reactions13comments
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
Things Patients Want Rheumatologists to KnowI recently read an interesting article on Creaky Joints' website: "20 Things Arthritis Patients Wish Rheumatologists Knew." For the article, Creaky Joints asked...reactions9comments
Coping with RA FearRecently, I was sitting in the waiting room of one of my doctors’ offices, and I whispered to my husband Richard, “I’m...reactions18comments
RA Status Quo or No?One of the perennial challenges of living with rheumatoid arthritis is the question of maintaining the current status of treatment and management...reactions2comments
A Stop-Doing List"Sometimes our stop-doing list needs to be bigger than our to-do list." --Patti Digh I came across this quote by author and...reactions23comments
Dancing Through Life with RAI’ll never forget the day I put on my first pair of tap shoes and ballet slippers. I was 6 and that...reactions34comments
Ruminating and Rheumatic DiseaseDo you ruminate? Wow, I do, and I hate doing so. For those who are unfamiliar, rumination is replaying words, events, or...reactions4comments
Questions for the DoctorLiving with a chronic condition like rheumatoid arthritis requires my active engagement in managing my health. I have learned that being knowledgeable...reactions6comments
Stress and RA Don’t Play Well TogetherHey, are you feeling stressed? Is life stressful? Is it the good kind of stress or the bad kind of stress? Does...reactions6comments
Skin Infections and RA: A Rather Gross StoryMany community advocates on our site have discussed a variety of complications that come from having RA. From heart problems to high...reactions11comments
Learning lessons from the good timesEven though experiencing “good times” with RA may seem out of reach, I have found that when those good times happen, it...reactions3comments
The Need to Improve Transportation AccessibilitySince I don’t drive and use a motorized wheelchair for mobility because of my rheumatoid arthritis, accessible transportation options are essential for...reactions10comments
How RA Changed My Expectations of ParenthoodBefore I was a mother, I dreamed about all of the things that I would do with my children. From thoughts of...reactions6comments
Diving into the History of RA: Part 1The cause and history of RA are widely unknown. Researchers believe RA may be due to a combination of genetic predisposition and...reactions26comments
My Experience with COVID-19After over two and half years of the pandemic, I finally caught the virus. I tested positive after attending an in-person event...reactions1comment
Invisible Illness: A Name Coined by Someone Who Didn't Have RA“Invisible illness.” There’s been a lot of talk about this increasingly inaccurate phrase lately. Many of our community members tell stories about...reactions10comments
The Distractions of RA Brain FogAs we continue to deal with direness of our present condition, I've noticed that the brain fog I've written about in the...reactions32comments
