Goodbye (and Good Riddance!) 2018: Part 2Part 2 of "Goodbye (and Good Riddance!) 2018" After suffering from painful whiplash from a car accident, an excruciating throat infection, and...reactions2comments
On Being an OptimistI am, and at the age of 64, will likely remain, an optimist by nature. I have always lived with the outlook...reactionscomments
Is It RA or Not and Does It Matter?How to differentiate between RA and non-RAsymptoms, which are perhaps, just as important...reactions1comment
Dr. Who's On First“Doctor. Doctor. Doctor. Doctor.” Anyone who has tried to get anything done after years of RA (or any other autoimmune illness) knows...reactionscomments
Focusing on the Wrong VillainIn a recent op-ed in The Hill, a Washington, DC newspaper, Dr. Lynn Webster, MD, past president of the American Academy of...reactions5comments
Endless Decisions and RAJust like life in general, living with rheumatoid arthritis is a series of endless decisions. From the very big decisions about medication...reactions1comment
Goodbye (and Good Riddance!) 2018: Part 1I know I'm late writing about the new year (resolution: stop procrastinating!), but I still have some strong thoughts about it. Well...reactions2comments
The Art of Doing Nothing“Doing nothing often leads to the very best of something.” —Winnie the Pooh One of my secret goals for this year is...reactions2comments
What is a Pain Management Specialist? Should I See One?Pain management specialists are physicians who have special training in treating all kinds of pain. Pain can arise from a number of...reactions5comments
The Miracle of a Well-Timed Good DayThe unpredictable nature of rheumatoid arthritis/rheumatoid disease (RA/RD) is an incredibly frustrating aspect of living with this disease. While I’d rather have...reactions6comments
Updating Goals for 2019Reflecting on my goals for the last five years has been really helpful for me to think about the previous year and...reactions4comments
Aches and AchesThere are aches, and then there are pains. The frequency of both have proliferated in my life since being diagnosed with rheumatoid...reactions3comments
Do You and Your Doctor Agree on the Severity of Your RA?We’d like to think that medicine is cut and dry and always based upon objective science. We get a blood test, take...reactions9comments
My RA ToolboxMy hands were giving me some guff recently (as they do). I was wearing my favorite compression gloves already, I’d applied over-the-counter...reactions11comments
The New Year & CheckpointingThe new year. Every time it happens I always feel compelled to write the standard “hopes and resolutions” piece. Problem is I’ve...reactions1comment
RA Snapshot: End of a WorkdayWith relief, I finally make it to the end of my workday. All day long I have tried to focus on the...reactions8comments
Secondary ImpactsUsually, RA is our biggest health issue but not always. In my case I have three of these autoimmune conditions and it...reactions2comments
Are These Test Results a Mistake?A couple weeks after starting a new biologic medication this fall I went to get my blood tested. I doubted anything would...reactions4comments
Little Things Make A Big DifferenceWhen you live with rheumatoid arthritis, in many ways your life shrinks. Opportunities come off the table, hobbies take a back seat...reactions12comments
A (Travel) Dream Deferred, Part 2The following is Part 2 of "A (Travel) Dream Deferred" In a previous article I wrote about how I fell in love...reactionscomments
