My journey and struggle with RA...Diagnosed in 2004, woke up one morning with what felt like a broken very swollen wrist. Since than my life has been...reactions4comments
Living & understanding the beasts unpredictability...Hi to all RA suffers….. I wrote a manuscript for publishing 10 yrs ago. Now I see it as another form of...reactions4comments
Diagnosed at 11, but told not to let anyone "cut me up" till I can't walk anymore. ...My mom and oldest sister were both in bandages from drastic feet surgeries, both from arthritis, and I was next. The doctor...reactions1comment
Do You Rally Around RA?...Often, if I don’t feel good, I can lie down for about an hour and I start to feel better. I call...reactions2comments
My life with Rheumatoid Arthritis...My life with Rheumatoid Arthritis begin rather suddenly . In 2009 I began having knee pain and some swelling, but it would...reactions8comments
Run Around...I'm about ready to scream, cry, throw something, and probably punch someone. Or maybe do all of those things at once. For...reactionscomments
5 generation long of Rheumatoid with a splash of Cerebral Palsy...Hello, my name is Grace and I am 38 years old. Yes it's true RA has been a never ending plague in...reactions2comments
My story...My life has been high stress since I can remember. My dad was in Vietnam when I was a kid. My first...reactions1comment
I have What???...I found out I do not have fibromyalgia, like I've been told for 3 years now. I have Polymyalgia Rheumatica (PMR), an...reactions4comments
Too young for this...I had just got out of a three year abusive relationship I was feeling on top of the world and happy. I...reactions2comments
Thought I was just being a wimp...About a month before my youngest child was graduating from High School, I was experiencing body aches and pains like I'd never...reactions6comments
Can only cry...Ten years ago I went to the doctor because my hands hurt so bad and were so swollen I could barely bend...reactions2comments
Jeni's story ...I was diagnosed in 2005 I was just 28 years old. I am now 36 and all I can say is. ...reactions2comments
Practical Resolutions for the New Year...How many times have I conjured up grandiose New Year resolutions only to forget about them or just plain give up when...reactions3comments
Book Review: “Spiritual Two-By-Fours And Other Wake-Up Calls” By Kimberly Rooney...According to the Arthritis Foundation, about 1.5 million people in the United States are living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). That means there...reactionscomments
Managing RA-Related Fatigue...Community Question: Is there a way to treat RA related fatigue? My doctor has not referred me to a specialist but my...reactions2comments
Information...I have told my story that I'm 61 years old and have had RA for 34 years. The information I want to...reactions2comments
My aches and pains...I suddenly realized that there was something not right in the middle of July 2013. I was due to go and play...reactions12comments
Feeling Better by Helping Others...I find it healthy to remind myself when I’m feeling terrible and achy that there are a lot of other hardships in...reactions2comments
Brick Walls and Childhood Dreams...A month or so ago I watched a motivational TED Talks video at work in my special ed students' "Life Skills" class...reactions1comment
