If the shoe fitsI recently had a discussion with my rheumatologist about footwear and RA. For most of us with RA, foot pain and general...reactions2comments
No Catastrophes HereI’m minding my own business. Given that I live with rheumatoid disease, things are going pretty well this morning: I’m up, moving...reactions5comments
Pregnancy and Parenting with Arthritis Study by the Canadian Arthritis Patient AllianceSince being diagnosed with RA, the biggest challenges I have personally faced have all been related to pregnancy and parenting. It was...reactionscomments
Stolen Car, Stolen LifeMay 18, 2016 was not a good day. Three bad things happened on this date: my car was stolen, all of my...reactions2comments
Lisa Learns to Ride, Part IThe wheels started turning in her head earlier this year. “Rob,” she said, “I’d like to get a bicycle.” Getting Lisa (and...reactions3comments
Assessing WellnessWhen I was a child, I remember the quiet urgency of my visits to the rheumatologist. The blood tests, the questions, the...reactionscomments
Locating Our LifeboatsIt was a rainy Saturday morning, and I’d arranged for my children to spend a few hours with their grandmother so that...reactionscomments
Addressing Despair Through CBTWhen my immune system declared mutiny and began to throw the synovial lining of my joints overboard, I was in the final...reactionscomments
Before the ScarsSometimes I try to remember my life before the scars. It seems like a long time ago, because I guess it was...reactionscomments
Laying Off Opioids: Part 1As someone who’s lived with pain from rheumatoid disease for many, many years, I’m no stranger to drugs. I’ve been taking NSAIDs...reactions8comments
The RA Pregnancy Chronicles: Morning Sickness and Other UnpleasantnessThe RA Pregnancy Chronicles is a series of posts that share my experiences being pregnant while living with RA. This post was...reactionscomments
Lessons from The WhoLast week my husband took me to a fantastic concert—a performance of The Who on their 50 anniversary tour! As we made...reactionscomments
Community Thoughts- Who motivates you?There may be people that are motivational in our lives, as well as on a day to day basis. However, when dealing...reactionscomments
Third-Person, PatientI am one of those lucky people who genuinely likes and appreciates her doctors. Granted, having good doctors is part luck of...reactions2comments
Not a HeroPeriodically during my life with rheumatoid arthritis, people have exclaimed to me: “You’re a hero!” I remember this happening even when I...reactions3comments
Smiling at RAYou’re in the midst of a rheumatoid flare. You’re hurting, fatigued, and feeling like a flattened bag of week-old French fries someone...reactions2comments
Smaller Phones, Less Pain: the new iPhone SEIt's here! The new SMALLER iPhone SE! A devoted Apple and iPhone user, this is what I've been waiting for, as I've...reactions3comments
Illness from a Child’s PerspectiveWhen I was a child, it was difficult to understand my illness. All I could comprehend was that I didn’t feel well...reactionscomments
The Tao of KittyI have been fortunate to have cats since I can remember. Our first cat when I was a little girl was black...reactions1comment
When the RD Meds Work--Sort ofBack in November of last year I started a new biologic drug to treat my rheumatoid disease. Having had two other biologics...reactions3comments
