Attitude Makes a DifferenceIn previous articles, I’ve written about finding a good doctor and firing bad ones. But another important part of my experience with...reactions2comments
Things I Don’t Want to HearPeople mean well. I will start off by acknowledging this fact. But nevertheless, there are things I still don’t want to hear...reactions2comments
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Social Security Disability BenefitsWhen I was diagnosed with RA at the age of 25, I was right in the middle of law school and had...reactions3comments
Invisible PainIt all started right after I turned 25 years old. I began experiencing joint pain, inflammation, and extreme fatigue. There were days...reactions6comments
Stuck In The MiddleRecently I have found myself thinking a lot about the arthritis community as a whole. Did you know that we have the...reactions2comments
Summer R&R for RAHello from Brooklyn, New York! I'm back! Okay, maybe you didn't know I was even gone, but I took a two-week trip...reactions3comments
The RA Pregnancy Chronicles: Balancing Acts & Difficult DecisionsThe RA Pregnancy Chronicles is a series of posts that share my experiences being pregnant while living with RA. This post was...reactions4comments
Financial Crisis to Caregiving: An Unexpected OutcomeBeyond the many concerns and questions of being a caregiver I shared previously, I don’t have much experience dealing with the healthcare...reactions6comments
If it were easy, it would already be doneIs our mind separate from our body? Do we have mental control over the prognosis of disease? Have you ever been told that...reactions2comments
Community Thoughts: What do you want more people to know about RA?May is arthritis awareness month, it can certainly be helpful when others understand and know more about the condition that is RA...reactions2comments
Young Warrior Meets the Great Adalimumab: A Dark ComedyThe beast of polyurethane and springs weighed me down, my spine sinking, my joints aching, my mind shouting in a clamor, "don't...reactions4comments
What Is Wellness?Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary defines wellness as “the quality or state of being healthy.” It seems simple, but for people with rheumatoid arthritis this...reactions2comments
Pregnancy and the Remission ExpectationI did not make the decision to become pregnant lightly. My husband and I knew that we both wanted kids, and agreed...reactions2comments
Chew on thisEating is such a necessary part of our existence that we often just take it for granted without giving it a whole...reactionscomments
If Not For RA Would I Still Be Childless?When I was around 20 years old, I had hopes that I would complete college, marry my sweetheart, and that we would...reactionscomments
Inflamed BrainOn July 1st of 2016, the Rheumatology Research Foundation announced 85 recipients of education, training, and research funding. The financial awards serve...reactions3comments
Onset of RA in the UKShortly after the new millennium began I set off to study abroad at the University of Oxford in England. I was a...reactions4comments
The Pregnancy DecisionI have always loved children. When I was a child myself I carried around baby dolls and stuffed animals swaddled in blankets...reactions2comments
How Does RA Impact Quality of Life?What’s life with RA really like? As with many chronic conditions, particularly those considered to be “invisible illnesses”, the full impact an...reactionscomments
HomebodyI’m an extrovert. While dictionaries generally define an “extrovert” as an outgoing person, psychologists and personality tests often look at the word...reactionscomments
