Coping with the Mental and Emotional Challenges of JIAWhen I was a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, now called juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), the mental and emotional aspects of adjusting...reactions2comments
What Would You Grab?Okay, quick: you have 1 minute. Think of the stuff you would grab if the building were on fire or if there...reactions9comments
Surviving COVID-19 with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Friends!I am a good patient. I work with my rheumatologist and follow my treatment plan. The first call I made when COVID-19...reactionscomments
The COVID-19 Vaccination ProcessWe’ve all be wondering: when will this pandemic be over? What will break the thrall of this virus? To some degree, it...reactions2comments
Coping With Itchy Skin and RAI have had dry skin for most of my life but did not know, until several years after being diagnosed with rheumatoid...reactions33comments
RA and the Two Types of PainUgh. Pain. It’s... painful! As I write this, I’m sitting here in the special kind of pain that affects people with rheumatoid...reactions79comments
TENS Unit for RA PainRecently, I wrote an article sharing my over-the-counter toolbox of items that help me manage life with rheumatoid arthritis. One of those...reactions6comments
Why I NapI’m kind of known for napping. Online and IRL (in real life). If I don’t text back or I don’t get to...reactions7comments
The Power of a Few Pain PillsPain can disrupt normal life in a way that can be devastating. Pain can also just be an annoyance. Sometimes pain can...reactions8comments
From Lifelong Joint Pain to RA RemissionJoint pain didn’t just show up one day and surprise me. In fact, it’s honestly hard to remember a time in my...reactions4comments
ProductivityOne definition of productivity is "the effectiveness of productive effort, especially in industry, as measured in terms of the rate of output...reactions6comments
Life With Juvenile Arthritis: Things I Wish My Parents Had KnownLiving with rheumatoid arthritis is incredibly tough at any age. But for kids with the disease, there are unique challenges to face...reactions9comments
How Many Fights Can We Manage?It strikes me that people with chronic conditions like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have to endure a lot of fights. It’s not because...reactions24comments
COVID-19 Vaccine ExperienceOn Friday, February 19th, 2021, I got my first COVID-19 vaccine dose. It was an exciting (and, honestly, a rather odd) time...reactions14comments
My Experience with the Autoimmune Protocol (AIP)In January 2021, the RheumatoidArthritis.net Editorial Team wrote an amazing article, “What Is the Autoimmune Protocol Diet?.” It was a fascinating article...reactions10comments
What’s Next?…the medication saga continues! This past December (2020), we didn’t see any improvement with the Orencia so my rheumatologist and I decided...reactions15comments
RA - The Time BanditTime. It’s something all of us only have a limited supply of and there’s nothing on Earth, short of a DeLorean going...reactions4comments
RA and Plantar Fascitis: What Do Lacrosse Balls and Bottles of Ice Have in Common?Ever since I was in my 20s, I’ve always enjoyed a really good foot massage. Not just a light-handed rubbing of the...reactions17comments
The Pillow Dilemma: Making the Smart Choice When You Have RAEditor's note: This article belongs to a three-part series on getting better sleep with rheumatoid arthritis and other arthritis-related conditions. Check out...reactions4comments
CF and RA: From One Abbreviation to AnotherMy official diagnosis with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) came quite out of the blue. RA was never expected to be the cause of...reactions1comment
