Living within My Means...When I moved to my own apartment after college (and during the many lessons beforehand), my parents always stressed to me that...reactions8comments
A Rheumatologist Without a Clue...I met my rheumatologist a little over a year ago. It was my wonderful, compassionate, warm, and wise internist/PCP who referred me...reactions10comments
How to Know When to Switch Rheumatologists...It's been a hectic few weeks. As anyone with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) knows, your rheumatologist is your first line of defense when...reactions20comments
Platelet-Rich Plasma Therapy for Rheumatoid Arthritis...As newer therapies continue to emerge to support people living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), I wanted to explore the use of platelet-rich...reactions8comments
Toddler Swim Class Has Become My RA Aqua Therapy...A few months ago, I enrolled my daughter in swimming lessons. She just turned 2 years old, and I had wanted to...reactions2comments
Summer Is My Time of Year...For as long as I can remember, summer has been my time of year. It’s the season where my rheumatoid arthritis (RA)...reactions2comments
The Swing: My Experience of the Emotional/Physical Benefits of Swinging with Rheumatoid Arthritis...Do you remember that feeling you had when you were riding on a swing as a child? I know that I certainly...reactions2comments
Effects of Reducing Humira When You Have RA...In consultation with my rheumatologist, I started reducing my Humira medication. Originally, I had been on a schedule of taking Humira every...reactions3comments
I Call RA a Thief...I call RA a thief. It's stolen a lot from me. Even though I have plenty of evidence -- footprints, fingerprints, confessions...reactions3comments
Helping Versus Causing Harm...I have been a caregiving type of person my whole life. When I was young, I would bring the neighborhood children to...reactions6comments
Tips for Safely Using a Walker...In this video, I will show you a few tips on how to use your walker safely in the house. Specifically, you...reactions1comment
The Unanswerable Questions of RA...It’s probably no surprise that I want answers to every question. I love questions. I probably ask way too many of them...reactions2comments
Grief and Rheumatoid Arthritis...I grieve for myself. I should say, "my former self." I no longer grieve the event that caused the grief; that ship...reactions64comments
Getting Outside When You Have RA...I'm just returning from a long hike in one of my favorite parks in town. I don't do this too often, but...reactions4comments
Life Doesn't Stop Because We Have Rheumatoid Arthritis: 4 Tips to Get Caught Up...Our world, our lives don’t stop because we have rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We are still moms, dads, brothers, and if we are...reactions16comments
It All Started With A Post Surgery...Hi! My name is Theresa. This is my story if anyone is willing to listen. On September 17th, 2000 I was seven...reactions3comments
How Would You Like to Be Treated If You Had a Disability?...I may have mentioned (several thousand times) how frustrating inaccessibility and discrimination are from the vantage point of having disabilities and using...reactions6comments
The Effect of Menstrual Cycles on RA...If being a woman wasn’t difficult enough sometimes, add rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to the mix during your monthly cycle and there’s bound...reactions1comment
Anxiety and Rheumatoid Arthritis: Part 2...Every day, living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) will bring anxiety-producing situations into your life. It’s no wonder that anxiety is something most...reactions1comment
The Many Shades of Fatigue...Fatigue is a blanket term for extreme tiredness. If you have a chronic illness like rheumatoid arthritis, then you are probably quite...reactions13comments
