Lessons from The Who...How could I dwell on my aches and pains when two 70+ year olds were seriously rocking out?... By Kelly Mack2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
We Are More Than Just RA, We Are People With Lives...(Have you heard about Susie?)... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments64 comments
Did My RA Help Me Beat COVID-19?...Now I am noticing more pain in my shoulders, fingers, and other joints that were not bothering me before.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
RA And Depression: Either, Either, Neither, Nor, Both, And?...The rest were written by people with depression. ... By Leslie Rott3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Multiple Co-Morbidities Connected to Worse Rheumatoid Arthritis Health Outcomes...And, psychologic comorbidities were found to be risk factors for increased disability.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Something I Didn't Know My RA Needed Until......To be honest, I've always run warm, and in fact, most of the past years of my life were slept with ceiling fans or tower fans running all night... By Amanda Osowski3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
My (Accidental) RA Diet...The pain and disability were so great that my rheumatologist referred me to a hand and wrist surgeon.... By Angela Lundberg6 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments17 comments
Ask The Advocate: How PsA Impacts Daily Life...., feeling like my teeth were about to pop out of my head.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Heartbroken...“One word frees us of all the weight and pain of life: That word is love.”... By Angela Lundberg3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Summah-Time!...It’s hot outside - I don’t want to wear my heavy, everyday sneakers all the time.... By Monica Y. Sengupta2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Fatigue: Long COVID-19 or Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare?...Please share your “frames of reference” and whether they were successful.... By Mary Sophia Hawks2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Why I Like Going to the Doctor's...I was also a little bitter because I never missed school for my doctor’s appointment, unlike my classmates who were pulled out for theirs.... By Monica Y. Sengupta3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
There's Always Evidence...Her kidneys were healthy but just old and even that small amount of yogurt stressed them out! I return to the age-old question, do I have RA?... By Monica Y. Sengupta2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
There Is a Season….for RA Changes...Once, the heat had let up, the health issues were resolved, etc.... By Nan Hart2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Why Didn’t Anyone Tell Me That?...I’m curious what others have found out that were surprises to them.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments18 comments
OA Is Miserable, Too - But Different from RA...which is autoimmune in nature and completely unrelated to aging or wear and tear. ... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
RA-United!...During those years of our "break up," I did think about her often and wondered how she and her RA were doing.... By Angela Lundberg5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Disabled...But today, I wanted to talk about something that, oddly enough, only recently occurred to me as a word that would describe me - disabled.... By Leanne Donaldson3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Angela's Adventure: Traveling with RA...My friends in Cologne were having a New Year's Eve party at their house, with several friends coming from the Netherlands and Germany.... By Angela Lundberg3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Wanting More Credit for More Effort...I know there were jobs I didn’t get when I rolled into the interview room in my motorized wheelchair.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments