Sleeping PositionsI honestly couldn’t think of a better title for this article so here it is, a very straightforward one. With the lockdown and a recent bump in Prednisone, my sleep...Reactions0reactionsComments17 comments
A New BeginningOn April 18, 2020, my beautiful, darling cat, Marmalade passed away. She was almost 19 years old. Short story. My father and I adopted her seven days after my mother...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
The Importance of Community when You Have RASomething I wanted to talk about in this article is the importance of community when you have a chronic condition like RA. I want to take this article as an...Reactions0reactionsComments8 comments
COVID-19 Updates, July 16: Updates on People at Risk, Testing, Reopening, and a VaccineEven after months of navigating life in the COVID-19 era, keeping up with new information and news can be overwhelming. Below are some of the latest developments surrounding COVID-19 for...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Dry, Cracked, and Very ParchedA few years ago, I presented with blurry vision and a weird sensation of people moving away from me while I looked at them. The best way I can describe...Reactions0reactionsComments23 comments
How Rain Brings on the PainMany people with rheumatoid arthritis feel their pain increase when its rainy, damp, or cold. In fact, a majority (75 percent) of people with chronic pain conditions believe that their...Reactions0reactionsComments20 comments
Living with Fibromyalgia and ASWhen you live with ankylosing spondylitis, the pain is constant. Not to mention the brain fog, extreme fatigue, stiffness, trouble sleeping, and more. Many people who live with AS also...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Don't Stress Your Next FlareYou know what it is like. You’ve had a really good day, or perhaps week. Everything is going your direction and you feel you finally have a handle on your...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
4 Self-Advocating TipsWhen suffering from such a mysterious illness, you are often required to see multiple doctors that specialize in different things. I can definitely get a little messy at times. This...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Other Health Conditions Experienced Alongside LupusThe journey to receiving a lupus diagnosis can be a long one. The symptoms of lupus can be nonspecific and overlap with many other conditions. Because of this, it can...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Doubling Down on the "Old People Get RA" MythosA little while ago I posted an article about how AmGen, the company behind the drug Enbrel, aired a commercial that furthered the stereotype that RA and autoimmune illness doesn’t...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Chronic Pain and Mental DrainWhether you are new to rheumatoid disease/RA or whether you have fought this battle for years, it is important to understand how chronic pain affects our mental health. You have...Reactions0reactionsComments21 comments
One White Pine: Building Spaces for Living & HealingProfessor and landscape architect Daniel Winterbottom has been designing and building therapeutic gardens for over 20 years. Here, he shares his unique viewpoint on the power of nature to heal...Reactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Did My RA Help Me Beat COVID-19?Although I took precautions and practiced social distancing, somehow, I still contracted COVID-19. It was unpleasant, but I am OK and was able to safely recover at home. But the...Reactions0reactionsComments2 comments
What a Year2020 was going to be a big year for me. Roughly six months ago, I wrote about how this year would be a struggle for me. I “celebrated” my 30th...Reactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Tips on Mornings with RAMornings are difficult, especially with RA. I’ve found lately that I’ve had a lot more trouble staying asleep, and at first, I thought this was stress-related—and it might still be...Reactions0reactionsComments21 comments
The Never-Ending Sinus InfectionLiving with a chronic disease is a bummer. Taking medications that leave you immunosuppressed is a bummer. But when those medications keep the chronic disease from progressing, that’s PRICELESS!! Sometimes...Reactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Night ExercisesI still remember the good old days when I could sleep anywhere, any time, and extremely deeply. In a previous article, I shared the story about the time my college...Reactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Do I Really Need Surgery?Do I really need surgery? Boy, this is a question most, if not all, of us will face at some point over the course of our journey with rheumatoid arthritis...Reactions0reactionsComments5 comments
The Strobe Light of Chronic Illness - How Others See Only Small SnapshotsI was watching a cop show the other day and one of those obligatory, “drug addled-club goers rave” scenes came on. You know, the one that shows what Hollywood thinks...Reactions0reactionsComments7 comments