Helpful Tips for Everyday Life: RA Tells a Complex StoryFor Arthritis Awareness Month, we dedicated each week to raising awareness of the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) journey. We explored topics such as:...reactionscomments
What a Difference a Day MakesYesterday, I looked 90 years old. I was walking with ace bandages around my knees at a pace that was too slow...reactions15comments
People Are Not BurdensI don’t remember where the worry came from, but when I reached my teen years with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis - now known...reactions11comments
Unsolicited Advice aka "Thrusting Good Will"Every day, now, I read about someone who is dealing with unsolicited advice. When you have a chronic illness like rheumatoid arthritis...reactions34comments
Monstrous Medical Misconception: You Can’t Have RA If You Can ExerciseExercise and being active are important parts of staying healthy and fighting back against the effects of aging and disease. Everybody and...reactions9comments
My Experience in Dealing with Shoes and RA-Related Foot IssuesI had been living with RA-related foot pain since I was diagnosed in 2004. Unfortunately, my foot pain symptoms were not taken...reactions5comments
A Connection Between RA and Eating BetterI've been trying to eat better. Yes, it has been hard, mostly due to the pandemic but also because I regularly experience...reactions4comments
Dealing With a Lack of Social Support: RA Tells a Complex StoryFor the third week of Arthritis Awareness Month, we continue our efforts in raising awareness about rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In previous weeks...reactions2comments
Clearing Up RA Infusion ConfusionI have been getting biologic infusions for rheumatoid arthritis off and on for over 20 years now, depending on the medication I...reactions8comments
How I Describe PainMany years ago, an old school friend seriously asked me what my rheumatoid arthritis (RA) felt like, as I gingerly lowered myself...reactions29comments
What Is Hijama (Wet Cupping)?I personally take biologic medications. However, I am always interested in learning about and using different complementary techniques. In the 2016 Olympics...reactions6comments
Validation of Pain Is the Start of TreatmentIn our society, only older people are allowed to have pain, like my 87-year-old grandma who calls it “The Netflix” and wears...reactions3comments
Living with Multiple Autoimmune DiseasesLike many patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), I live with multiple autoimmune diseases. In fact, I shared here that my RA wasn't...reactions4comments
The Ups and Downs of Treatment: RA Tells a Complex StoryWe continue to raise awareness about rheumatoid arthritis (RA) during Arthritis Awareness Month. Join us each week as we highlight different parts...reactions3comments
RA + Brain FogIt’s 9:52 AM. I’ve been sitting in my office, at my desk, for two hours now. I’ve eaten my granola bar, sipped...reactions9comments
Addressing RA FatigueIn recent years, it feels like more attention is being paid to understanding fatigue experienced by rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Rheumatology Advisor...reactions17comments
Foot Pain & Rheumatoid Arthritis: Things I Wish I Knew When First DiagnosedOn the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Foundation website, Ailsa Bosworth wrote: “Something like 90 percent of people with rheumatoid arthritis experience pain and...reactions122comments
Potential Thyroid Problems and RAGuess what? There's another autoimmune disease on the horizon right now for me — potentially — as I'm still waiting on my...reactions18comments
The 1918 Pandemic: Lessons Not Learned?I read a terrific book recently titled The Great Influenza: The Story of the Deadliest Pandemic in History by John Barry. It was...reactions2comments
I Don't Have Time for This!This week is difficult. I’m having a small flare and a few more things. Mother’s Day is in a few days. My...reactionscomments
