Happy Anniversary: 25 Years of Pain, Grief, and Hope...It also doesn't help things to wonder "what could have been?"... By Angela Lundberg4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments20 comments
How Do You Feel Good When You Rarely Feel Good?...And during times when you have no energy for any of these things you have to hold on, and remember the saying, “This too shall pass,” which is one... By Kathryn Elton, OTR4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
Dating: When to Tell or Not to Tell?...I want to share my whole messy self with someone, and living with RA since age 17, while not my identity as a person, is a huge part of... By Angela Lundberg4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments9 comments
Dating With RA Again After a Decade on the Bench...Or do dates just consist of a sad Door Dash delivery meetup while some Netflix show you’ve both already seen plays in the background?... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis = Reality Adjustment...I remember thinking to myself, “How could I go to bed feeling perfectly fine and wake up with every single joint in my body swollen, red, hot to the... By Lynn Marie Witt, MSOT4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments15 comments
Insurance Surprises...There’s absolutely no way many of us could pay for treatment and care without insurance coverage.... By Lisa Emrich4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments10 comments
RA and the "B" Word, Burden...Despite what the media might like to portray, most of us aren’t “moochers” who want to live off the system and lay back and relax in our recliners while... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments11 comments
Updating Goals for 2018...While it was a good year for life, it was harder than the previous year for living with RA.... By Kelly Mack4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Facing the truth...I told her, as compassionately as I could, that confronting the disease, learning all I could, seeing a specialist, acknowledging the reality of RA were... By Nan Hart4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Not So Bad After All...While I don’t feel great and am crooked from RA, I’m not so bad after all.... By Kelly Mack2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
End of Semester Stress and RA...What was initially believed to be a cold or virus turned out to be a bacterial infection in my lungs. Yikes!... By David Advent2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
Randi B. Likely...I became passionate about sharing my experience with RA after I experienced my worst moments with RA while I was a senior in college.... By Editorial Team 1 min readBookmark for later
What Is an Ablation for AFib?...The catheter is then guided to your heart and used to deliver hot or cold energy to block irregular rhythms.... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
Seasonal Changes...Here in Vermont, fall is just around the corner and with it comes shorter daylight hours, dark mornings and cold weather.... By Nan Hart2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
RA, Chronic Illness, and Lost Time...You would never think a tiny little pen mark could cause so much of a fracas.... By Daniel Malito5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments21 comments
Laying Off Opioids: Part 1...Others, while somewhat effective in suppressing my RD’s activity and progression, have had little effect on its symptoms, in particular, on the joint pain... By Wren4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments8 comments
Leveling Up With RA..."What could you possibly mean by that?" I hear you ask, and I’m here to explain it in my unique and witty yet poignant style.... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments23 comments
New Year's Resolutions and Exercising With RA...You have to allow yourself time to build a routine and wait for results.... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments31 comments
Like When it Sneaks Up on You...I’m glad to say the technique worked, at least for a while. But then the words petered out again.... By Wren4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
ADA: Do You Know Your Employee Rights?...If you have heard this while experiencing a flare or shortly after your diagnosis, you may have felt like I did when this was said to me, a mixture... By Tamara Haag4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments