The Symptom Match Game...My size went up and out with my first child. Finding a size 13 women’s shoe is challenging, let alone finding one that is pretty and supportive.... By Mary Sophia Hawks2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments17 comments
Two Years and Counting...As a child my hips ached so much that I couldn’t sleep.... By Kelly Mack2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
It's A Flare and I Am Not Nuts...That my pain was due to just having my 2nd child (3 months earlier) and I needed to go to bed when I was tired and wake up when... By dollyb29111 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Psychologically Speaking.......Like most of us 50-ish, I've been through some challenging times... multiple surgeries, child birth etc. and through all of them managed to deal with it... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Newly Diagnosed and Unprepared...I feel like a lost child in a BIG world at times and I have never cried so much from the peer emotions of fear.... By ccrowder1231 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
When life was young and in love with all the flowers and sunshine....Now am I not the poster child of the year.... By 1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Reading Without Hands...I loved being read to as a child.... By Wren3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Methotrexate Access...The drug can put the disease into remission so that the child can live a pain-free life. On June 24, 2022, the U.S.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
The day I became a mother...daughter and be barely able to take care of me The day I became a mother was the beginning of a new life With a debilitating disease and a wonderful... By sissinou1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Talking to Myself...There are so many things I would like to tell myself as a child.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Scary Reality...I am an only child of parents who were also only children, so no living family.... By introvert2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments21 comments
A Fight for Awareness...But what about the 7 year old child who has to sit out in gym class because her joints just don't want to work that day? I fight for... By megkoelzer1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Turn and Face the Strange Ch-Ch-Changes...It was daunting as a child, but also, I didn't know any differently.... By beccafloyd1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
Diminishing Returns of Exercise...As a child, my physical therapist would work my joints and assign exercises at home.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments15 comments
Managing??...We have lost the “neighborhood mentality” that was common when I was a child.... By Mary Sophia Hawks2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Don’t Neglect Mental Health...As a child, this was a huge issue because I was not equipped to handle such a huge issue.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Further Along the Pain Management Road ...I have realized that the pain messages I internalized as a young child, the distraction, and the smile on the outside ideas aren’t helping me as much anymore... By Kathryn Elton, OTR3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Grappling With Instability or Fusion...When I was a child I experienced so much debilitating pain from my RA. It was near constant.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments40 comments
Tiny Toys Are Not Joint-Friendly (And Other Parenting Qualms)...The truth is: I feel like a child myself most of the time because I often need an adult to help me open sippy cups, tough doorknobs, tiny toys... By Janeil Whitworth2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Off the Spectrum...When I was a small child, I didn’t know anyone else with RA so I couldn’t compare.... By Kelly Mack2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
