I Am EnoughEvery once in a while I come across a string of words that rocks me to my core. A few months ago...reactions28comments
The Treatment TreadmillWhen I was originally diagnosed with RA and began to consider, along with my care team, how to treat it, I had...reactions2comments
Failing ExpectationsIt can’t be helped, but I’ve done a lot of failing expectations in my life with rheumatoid arthritis. While I’ve worked hard...reactions16comments
Waking Up is Hard to DoOpen eyes? Check. Stare at the ceiling for five minutes? Check. Make sure pets are still alive? Triple check. Consider everything I...reactions86comments
Put on a Show - Say I Have RA or Not?I’ve often said being young with Rheumatoid Arthritis presents some unique challenges and deciding to show my symptoms is a regular debate...reactions25comments
RA, PTSD & MeThe other day I read an interesting article that caught my attention, written by my friend Wren for RheumatoidArthritis.net: "The PTSD of...reactions7comments
Imagination StationYou know how sometimes someone’s stomach hurts after a meal. The more you think about it the more certain you become that...reactions4comments
Fight ClubI’ve come to realize that my life is fight club. And I’m about to break the first (and second) rules by talking...reactions2comments
The Comparison TrapIt has occurred to me that our culture consistently and relentlessly encourages us to compare ourselves in so many ways to everyone...reactions2comments
Simple Tasks for Rheumatoid DiseasesI have rheumatoid disease (arthritis). It’s just one of many rheumatic diseases, which, according to the American College of Rheumatology, are “often...reactionscomments
UnfairLabor Day marked the last day of the Minnesota State Fair a.k.a. "The Great Minnesota Get-Together," as it always does. Each year, thousands...reactions1comment
Bottom of the BarrelLast month my father underwent an arthroscopy, or knee cleaning. During high school, forty some years ago, he sustained a soccer injury...reactions11comments
Drink to Your HealthI spend a great deal of time considering what food to eat, especially since RA has brought along the fun side effect...reactions1comment
To-Do vs. To-Feel"Replace all of your lists of things to do with lists of how you want to feel." --Maryam Hasnaa I came across...reactions5comments
Familiar LessonsMy mother’s death day anniversary was at the beginning of August. She passed away when I was 12 and not a day...reactions7comments
Why I Like Going to the Doctor'sI used to hate going to the doctor’s. It was time ill spent and usually came with needle sticks, blood and urine...reactionscomments
Four Years and 200 Articles LaterIt’s nearing two decades since my diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis/rheumatoid disease (RA/RD). Before long, the post-diagnosis length of my life’s timeline will...reactions5comments
NumbnessMy first experience with numbness related to my life with rheumatoid arthritis occurred after my double knee replacement surgeries when I was...reactions10comments
Stop Pounding on the DoorAttempting to clean my bedroom the other day, I found a couple of worn old notebooks lying buried in a pile on...reactionscomments
Competing to Be the WorstAt a recent conference, one of the marketing guru speakers argued that “we’re all competing against the best experience ever had by...reactions2comments
