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...The curtains were my inspiration piece for the room....

...My visits were so routine, I already knew what testing came next and could tell the provider how to perform it....

...A few months later, we were both tested for COVID-19 antibodies. We wanted to know if we now had some protection from future infection....

...Since we were about to travel and be away for a family visit, I returned to the doctor and got a second shot of cortisone....

...I’d never heard of it. My heart sank. Just what I needed, another disease, syndrome, whatever on top of my rheumatoid arthritis. Sheesh!...

...Virtually no bones were unscathed just a few years after my diagnosis at age 2....

...Or, "formal" might be a better word. He kept calling me "Ms. Lundberg" even though I told him to just call me by my first name....

...dated for two years before getting married, and within a few months of our nuptials the “for better or for worse, in sickness and in health” promises were...

...I wish that were true in my case.  But I know I am more controlled than others. It’s all relative.  But it creates a slippery slope. ...

...Not to mention the fact that today my body just hears the word "alcohol" and immediately begins to rebel....

...I learned that my lungs were in good shape, but also that my breathing capacity was indeed reduced a minor amount....

...Studies have shows that people living with RA were at risk of developing thyroid dysfunction, including hypothyroidism While having multiple diagnoses...

...If you could take a Fatigue-Melt-Away pill, suddenly you would once again have the energy and alertness you had a week earlier when you were putting together...

...When I returned to my employer to clean out my office, people were friendly. But, the recurring question was, "Why are you here?"...

...The quote is from her 2004 nonfiction book, Hope in the Dark: Untold Histories, Wild Possibilities....

...As long as you’re open with your family about why you need to adjust and that you’re still committing to doing what they were excited about, they will...

...Unfortunately, when people hear the word "arthritis," they immediately think of little old ladies in the grocery store hunched over a wheeled basket or...

...The next day, we had a tense phone call where we were both upset....

...Apparently, someone at the hospital had missed that my prior authorization ran out at the end of the month before my infusions were scheduled....

...the door to a party, or a hike without me, and every time I’ve had to excuse myself just when the evening was getting fun because my pain and fatigue...