Unexpected Connections...I’m grateful that my illness is treatable with medication. And that for those with RA, there is hope to live a long...reactions2comments
Acceptance...You don’t know what you got until it’s gone – a saying I now take to heart. I feel lucky that I...reactions5comments
Don't Like The Term "Disabled"...Having had to leave my job of nearly 25 years because of my RA, I am still struggling emotionally with it all...reactions11comments
Scared for the future.......There are days when I just want to stand in the street and scream why me? I am 36 yrs. old and...reactions4comments
The past 6 years with RA...Six years ago my life changed forever. At seventeen I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and it has taken me six...reactions5comments
Laugh or Cry......Hi. I'm back again! I posted only a few days ago, but I've just had a mental breakthrough...or breakdown. I was driving...reactions4comments
Stand Up Or Get Out...By now, you’ve probably heard of the now infamous Kanye West incident, in which he refuses to continue a concert until everyone...reactions4comments
The good day...I had a good day a few days ago. I woke up with the usual swelling but minimal pain and stiffness in...reactions6comments
My RA Reality ...It all started when I was 10 and woke up in the middle of the night screaming with pain. My mom took...reactions2comments
Seize the Day...I regularly fight the pull and tug of fatigue. My body saying “I don’t want to get up,” “I don’t want to...reactions7comments
What I would tell the younger me when I learned I had RA...If my RA has taught me anything, it has taught me patience. From the onset of my first flair-up over 15 years...reactions3comments
A unique partnership for RA research...The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently established an exciting new research funding partnership. Over $230 million will be invested over the...reactionscomments
At First I Was Happy...I had been battling severe pain in my foot, shoulders and wrist for over a year. I was sent to an orthopedist...reactions3comments
My RA Journey...My name Is Juliet. People who know me really well call me DJ. When I was in grade school I started having...reactions2comments
I refuse to be defined by the disease in my body...I start each morning with a prayer, "God help me to find the good in each day. Help me to NOT be...reactions3comments
When RA Seems Secondary...When I was diagnosed with lupus and RA in 2008, I never imagined that anything worse could ever happen to me. It...reactions8comments
Mad At Myself...I was diagnosed with RA when I was 20, a year after I had my daughter. I woke up one morning and...reactions2comments
Off the Spectrum...I never really knew where to place myself on the spectrum of rheumatoid arthritis. When I was a small child, I didn’t...reactions4comments
Lady from UK...Hi, I'm a 63 year old mum of 5 and grandma of 7, from the UK. I was diagnosed with sero-negative RA...reactions1comment
Water (pool) has given me a better quality of life!...Being diagnosed over 20 yrs. ago-I remember friends suggesting a variety of "cures" ( they were well meaning) but it wasn't until...reactions1comment
