Cleaning Up Your Body with RA: Tips to Help You Get StartedI have decided that it is time for me to consider a little bit of “spring cleaning” for my body. I wanted...reactions6comments
Would You Rather Be Sick or in Pain?Every two weeks, I gather the cardboard box from the refrigerator, pull back the lid and read the warning printed on the...reactions22comments
When an Injury Leads to an Injury Which Leads to BursitisI recently shared an article about my emergency spinal surgery last fall and how the required adaptations following that procedure required me...reactions3comments
Togetherness Powers Our RA Community: Arthritis Awareness Month 2023May 1 kicks off Arthritis Awareness Month! Awareness of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is important for many reasons. RA is a condition that...reactionscomments
RA and the Shame of COVIDWell, it finally happened. Despite all precautions taken and warnings observed, I am now unclean! That's right, just shy of 4 years...reactions9comments
The Long Way Back: My Mental Health StrugglesI have been absent for a while. I am sharing my experience in the hopes that it helps each of us recognize...reactions6comments
Me-Time: Rest, Reflect, and RechargeI am definitely an extrovert, but that doesn't mean that I don't need and enjoy alone time and "me-time." Living with chronic...reactions1comment
Tips on Recovering from Shoulder Replacement SurgeryA bit of advanced planning and preparation before shoulder replacement surgery can help with the recovery process. Although every individual is different...reactions2comments
Heartbroken“Mental pain is less dramatic than physical pain, but it is more common and also more hard to bear. The frequent attempt...reactions5comments
Self-Care Isn’t Easy With Rheumatoid ArthritisWhenever I play the "if I had a million dollars" game in my head, I always have one thing at the top...reactions5comments
We Are What We Eat, Aren't We?I’ve had rheumatoid arthritis for 10 years now. When my elbows first swelled up like little balloons, I was only 15. My...reactions34comments
Traveling to the Netherlands with RAIf you can believe it, I was actually in the Netherlands in December 2022. This was a personal vacation that I took...reactions2comments
Advanced Planning for SurgeryI am a planner, and I always have been. When I was 15 years old and had my hips and knees replaced...reactions14comments
Ra Horizons Are BrightAs we approach and enter a new year, I tend to contemplate my life and journey with RA. This year, one thing...reactions1comment
Lessons from the Pandemic the World Seems Quick to ForgetNow that, for pretty much everyone else, the recent pandemic is clearly in the rearview mirror of life, I’d like to take...reactionscomments
MPH: A Career in Healthcare?Tomorrow afternoon, I have a Zoom meeting scheduled with the Associate Director of Recruitment and Admissions at the University of Minnesota's School...reactions3comments
Grateful with Rheumatoid ArthritisI am grateful for many things related to health, in general, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA/RD) in particular. I try to regularly take...reactions9comments
When an Adaptation Leads to a New InjuryI recently shared an article about an unexpected, rather emergent surgery I had to repair a ruptured disc in my back. The...reactions23comments
Art Therapy and RAI've been in therapy for a while now--probably since I was in high school. I've also tried multiple modalities of therapy; cognitive...reactions9comments
Isolation and Rheumatoid ArthritisIsolation. Loneliness. Separation. All of these basically have the same meaning to the “man on the street,” “Jane Q. Public,” and the...reactions32comments
