Wasted WeekendI came home Friday feeling wrecked from the week. My bag was full of work to catch up on over the weekend...reactions2comments
The Joker in the DeckLike thousands of other aging boomers, I’m caring full time for my elderly mother. She’s 83 now, and while she’s doing fairly...reactions2comments
Passing JudgmentPeople who cope with chronic pain--the kind of pain that comes to live with you forever--are very good at hiding it. I...reactions1comment
Those were the days....You would think that after nearly 20 years, my memory of the onset and diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis would be at best...reactionscomments
How Do We Comfort Our Healthcare Providers?At my last rheumatologist appointment, I had a somewhat bizarre experience. When my doctor orders labs, one of the nurses comes in...reactions2comments
How slow can you go?I have learned through the years of association and friendship with others with Rheumatoid Arthritis that many of us were used to...reactionscomments
Eating the ElephantRheumatoid disease (arthritis) is sometimes overwhelming. The frequent pain, fatigue, niggling low-grade fevers, and feeling ill and foggy are a lot for...reactions11comments
Wake Up ReminderI received shocking news recently that I'm still trying to digest and accept. A family friend--a 61 year-old wife, mother, and grandmother--was...reactions1comment
Holidays on IceThe summer after I completed my master’s degree, I decided to celebrate by seeing the world and improving my Spanish via a...reactionscomments
Shut the front door!I have always lived with the credo that as one door closes another one opens. This has proven true on so many...reactions3comments
Generally speakingWhen I stop to consider some of the challenges RA folks face over time one has popped up for me just this...reactions3comments
Breaking My RhythmHere’s a common scenario: I’m feeling pretty good and am up for a task I’ve been putting off, such as painting a...reactions6comments
EarwormThe irksome earworm I’m stuck with this morning keeps singing the tune to “Bad Boys” in my head. Except instead of “bad...reactions3comments
How She Keeps Living with RAA good friend of mine just shared an article with me that was recently posted on BuzzFeed by a young woman with...reactionscomments
Starting over and over and overIt is all coming back to me now. Remember when we were youngsters and our parents, teachers, coaches, etc. would instruct us...reactions2comments
Walking to WellnessA few years ago I visited my primary care physician for an annual check-up. She gave me a good going-over, studied my...reactions4comments
This Decision is Between My Husband and Me . . . and My RABack when my now-husband and I were talking about getting married, we discussed the things most important to us in merging from...reactionscomments
How to Stick OutEven as a young child I remember that I couldn’t pass in public. What I mean is that I always stuck out...reactions3comments
The Human EggshellWhen I’m in a flare, every subtle sensation on my body can be agonizing. This is hard enough to contend with when...reactions6comments
Two Years and CountingI recently passed the two-year mark in recovering from left knee replacement revision surgery following an infected prosthesis. After 20 years my...reactions6comments
