My mind is fine, but my body is falling apart!...Those were the words I used to describe how I felt. I was diagnosed in January 2013. Before that I had lots...reactions1comment
Healing...I have Rheumatoid Arthritis and I would like to write a note of HOPE to everyone else who lives with this horrible...reactions2comments
Proving Your Illness to Society...16 years of age, diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis at 14. I cannot believe how young I am myself to have this disease...reactions2comments
I may be young but my body is old....Not long after being born my aunt who's seen arthritis & knows the signs saw it in me. I was an easy...reactions3comments
A Cocktail Full of Hope...My Rheumatoid Arthritis journey started off in early 2011, at the age of 33, with pain in small joints of hands, fingers...reactions4comments
I lie to you everyday....I lie to you everyday. I lie to strangers. I lie to friends. I lie to family. I lie when I tell...reactions9comments
Life as I know it......I was diagnosed with RA after months of wrong guesses just before my 36th birthday. I was scared, shocked, and frustrated. It's...reactions2comments
It's not me....I could start this story telling you all I've had this for over ten years. Or I could start by saying I...reactions1comment
Looking Good Vs Feeling Good...Ladies especially, have you found that if you wear makeup, folks you interact with think you are feeling good? If I actually...reactions2comments
This wasn't part of my life plan!...Wow I hope some day, some way I can get back to my personal/professional development plan. Before all my health issues took...reactions2comments
I can't even think of a title!!!!...Hello....At 56 yrs of age, I just found out yesterday that I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. I've always had a low grade fever...reactions11comments
Growing pains....Did I read somewhere that growing pains were connected with RA?? I remember having awful pains years ago in my legs. My...reactions2comments
Tracie's story...I am 45 years young and was diagnosed at about the age of 2. The story goes that I had strep throat...reactions4comments
Handling Stress...A month ago my dad was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. Then on March 9, 2015 he had a heart attack...reactions1comment
Being uneducated...I was diagnosed 14 years ago while carrying my third child. It's been an incredibly difficult journey, I'm now unable to work...reactions1comment
I am not American but Australian with RA...I am nearly 63 and have had RA since I was 16 although it was not diagnosed until about 14yrs ago. I...reactions1comment
A Fight for Awareness...Yesterday, sitting in class, I got faced with the comment, "Arthritis, you have arthritis? I thought that was only for old people!"...reactions5comments
So Down now, yesterday, probably tomorrow too...I have been diagnosed with RA, just a year now, and feel totally lost and fed up. I am lost, where is...reactions6comments
Oh, is there a way?...Eight weeks ago the Doc told me I have RA. I'm 48 yrs old with 6 children only one of them is...reactions7comments
never known anything different...My life has always been based around my RA I have never really known what it was like to not go a...reactions2comments