Summertime, Supportive Sandals, and RAOver the years, I’ve learned that my footwear choices directly impact my rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms. This has often meant accepting that...reactions47comments
Take the Person Before Patient SurveyThe Person Before Patient Survey is now closed. Thank you for your interest! What makes us the people we are? Living with...reactionscomments
"Invisible Illness": The Worst Name EverInvisible illness. I’ve always hated that term. Why? Because illness is always visible to someone, and in most cases, it’s the person...reactions20comments
Are You Seeing the Forest for the Trees?So lately, I have had trouble focusing my attention on RA management when it comes to sorting out how to deal with...reactions2comments
Summer on the Horizon: Heat and RACan you believe it's June? That means summer is here! Or, for those of us who live in Florida, summer has been...reactions8comments
The Pandemic Has Been Hard on People with DisabilitiesIt’s not just you and me, the COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on people with disabilities according to research published recently in...reactions3comments
Trying to Conceive During My RA DiagnosisSmack dab in the middle of our long trying to conceive journey, the root of my chronic pain was given a name:...reactions3comments
Trying to Balance Work and Life with RA Is ExhaustingI recently accepted a part-time position as a patient advocate at the Hospital for Special Surgery. And by part-time, I mean 9...reactions28comments
Pencil Me InThere is a lot to hate about rheumatoid arthritis: the pain, swelling and fatigue, the side effects and expense of treatment options...reactions10comments
These Boots Are Made for Walkin’, Aren’t They?A Barbie doll’s feet are made for female fashion footwear. Ironically, the human foot is not. Yet, in spite of the foot...reactions15comments
Is My Doctor Good Enough?I’ve asked myself this question regarding several of my doctors, perhaps too many times, in recent years. As a person who lives...reactions26comments
Family, Resentment, and Nuclear BombsI have been reading a lot latterly about our community members and their issues with family. It can be anyone – cousin...reactions22comments
The RA RollercoasterThere was a time when I thought life was linear. I would go to school, graduate high school, go to college, take...reactions7comments
Fatigue in Young Adults with Juvenile Idiopathic ArthritisResearchers recently published an interesting new study “Fatigue in young adults with juvenile idiopathic arthritis 18 years after disease onset: data from...reactions3comments
The Benefits of Telehealth as an Option - One Year LaterIn March 2020, the world as we knew it stopped in the United States due to the coronavirus pandemic. As a chronic...reactions8comments
Thyroid Ultrasound and RAI wrote previously about how my thyroid is currently in the process of some kind of self-destruction. Maybe a bit dramatic, but...reactions15comments
The Things I Am Grateful For2020 was a year. I think we can all agree on that. It really pushed us to our human limits. My 2020...reactions5comments
My Pathway to RA Combination TherapyAlthough I’ve had rheumatoid arthritis (RA) symptoms for most of my life, I’ve only been treated for it since my official diagnosis...reactionscomments
Contemplating a New NormalAs I watch the COVID-19 vaccination effort grow and see the number of people vaccinated increase as the number of new infections...reactionscomments
Rheumatoid Arthritis Ode to Dr. SeussRain, rain, go away! Don’t come back another day. You make me ache and hurt so much I want to take you...reactions10comments
