Great Expectations...Starting a new drug treatment always makes me hopeful. But I’ve learned the hard way to be realistic. Most of us believe...reactions7comments
HAHAHA...I LOVE TO LAUGH. I simply cannot imagine my life without humor. I grew up with a particularly witty and fun loving...reactions2comments
Community Thoughts: How Much Do I Share About RA?...Inspired by writer Kelly Mack's questions in a recent article:"I struggle with the question: how much do I share about my RA?...reactions4comments
Crash Course in Emergency Preparation...My husband and I recently had a crash course in emergency preparation because we happened to be visiting Orlando when hurricane Irma...reactions4comments
Sociability...I won’t deny that I love the Internet. I’ve been an avid website explorer, both for fun and for work, since the...reactionscomments
Unhealthy Standards...A French woman who has traveled the world and lived in several different countries moved to the United States a few months...reactionscomments
The Importance of Rehab...Recently my husband and I have been discussing whether I should go to physical therapy for a few ‘tune up’ sessions. Rehabilitation...reactions2comments
It may have taken years but I am coming back!...When women with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) get pregnant, their RA goes into remission. At least that’s what my doctor told my husband...reactions3comments
Pain!...I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis February 2015. This goes along with Fibromyalgia, which I have been diagnosed with since the mid...reactionscomments
I have what now?...I’ve always been a busy girl, someone who takes on a bunch of things at once because we only have one life...reactions9comments
My Story of RA experiences with assortment of treatments!...When I was diagnosed with RA about three and half years ago, I did not know much about it. My RA Dr...reactions1comment
Attitude Makes a Difference...In previous articles, I’ve written about finding a good doctor and firing bad ones. But another important part of my experience with...reactions2comments
Things I Don’t Want to Hear...People mean well. I will start off by acknowledging this fact. But nevertheless, there are things I still don’t want to hear...reactions2comments
Rheumatoid Arthritis and Social Security Disability Benefits...When I was diagnosed with RA at the age of 25, I was right in the middle of law school and had...reactions3comments
Invisible Pain...It all started right after I turned 25 years old. I began experiencing joint pain, inflammation, and extreme fatigue. There were days...reactions6comments
Living in Denial and Fear...I was diagnosed a year ago....But this is how it all started. Three years ago I was working at a very busy...reactions1comment
Stuck In The Middle...Recently I have found myself thinking a lot about the arthritis community as a whole. Did you know that we have the...reactions2comments
Traveling and Vaccines Shouldn’t Go Hand In Hand...Few people understand what it's like for someone with RA and fibromyalgia to go through security at the airport a day after...reactions6comments
Summer R&R for RA...Hello from Brooklyn, New York! I'm back! Okay, maybe you didn't know I was even gone, but I took a two-week trip...reactions3comments
Early 40's and my arthritis is changing gears...I was diagnosed with some sort of autoimmune arthritis when I was 28, starting with a uveitis flare-up. I had other weird...reactions2comments
