Planning Recovery Time...My husband, Richard, and I had just returned home after a day-long car trip and almost a week out of town when...reactionscomments
Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice About the Holidays...I know I’ve said it before but I’m going to say it again: I LOVE THE WINTER HOLIDAYS. I especially love baking...reactions3comments
Tips For Sharing Your Illness - Vol. 1...One of the biggest issues I hear from people who have RA is that others don’t seem to understand the disease. It...reactions1comment
Everyday Heroics...Isn’t it true that sometimes a person doing the right thing can really turn your day around? I certainly have felt this...reactions4comments
The Art of Stepping Down...The past few months have been a rough go. Living with rheumatoid arthritis/rheumatoid disease (RA/RD) always includes uncertainty. This is an unpredictable...reactions12comments
Winter Wear and RA...In this video, contributor Nan Hart discusses meeting winter's challenges in comfort by choosing the right clothes....reactions2comments
A Strange Thing Happened at the Acupuncturist...About fifteen years ago I was really struggling with my JRA. I had run out of options medication-wise and my inflammation rates...reactions1comment
Changing Lanes...I am recently retired from a full-time career I had for nearly 24 years. Why does that matter now and how does...reactions1comment
160 Down, 20 to Go...Ever meet someone that you know, who looks at you once, twice then three times before they say hello? I had that...reactions3comments
When Do I Talk? What Do I Tell?...Having a lifelong illness comes with a ton of unique trials and tribulations. There are things that we experience that most people...reactions2comments
My Activity Hangover...So, I am still recovering from what I consider an “activity hangover”. By that, I mean that place of insane fatigue, body...reactions11comments
Thankful for Aging...As Thanksgiving approaches, I want to reflect on an unusual part of life for which I am thankful: aging. They fear their...reactions4comments
Living in Rheumaland...Rheumatoid arthritis pain is sneaky. Like a slouching cat creeping up on a mouse, it pounces without warning and sinks its fangs...reactionscomments
A (Travel) Dream Deferred, Part 1..."To travel is to live." --Hans Christian Andersen Last winter I was determined to take a big trip back to Europe to...reactionscomments
RAlationships...Being in a relationship is hard. Anyone who says they have it easy is either lying, or – well, nothing. Lying, that’s...reactions4comments
Pain Management: What Works?...Like many of you out there, I have some degree of pain every single day. The last time I had a completely...reactions7comments
Three decades of RA without a diagnosis...Hi. I'm 59 years old. I was diagnosed with RA FINALLY last year. I first showed arthritis in my spine when I...reactions5comments
Beginning of my RA Journey...Approximately 13 years ago I woke up one day and couldn't walk...through many specialists and much diagnostic testing it was determined I...reactions4comments
Beware the Pharmacy Benefits Manager...It’s been a long haul. Last year around this time I realized my current medication wasn’t working as well, that it’s effects...reactions12comments
Rituxan - Our Other RA Caregiver...It’s been eight years now since Lisa was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, and in that time, I’ve learned a thing or two...reactions3comments
