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...How do you handle work with your rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis? That is a recent question from one of our newer members. How do you choose a job you can do...

...I live with 2 autoimmune diseases - rheumatoid arthritis and Crohn’s disease. In order to manage both conditions, I take biologic medication via IV every 5 weeks, alongside several oral...

...Why is it important to read and write about rheumatoid arthritis (RA)? As a writer and fellow experiencer of RA (a neologism I just made!), reading and writing about my...

...I’ve spent a lot of the last 2 years at home. It’s been lovely, despite the harrowing aspects of a global pandemic. During this time, I’ve done a lot of...

...Pain science has come a long way. When I first was diagnosed with JRA in 1971, pain researchers weren’t all convinced that young children felt pain - at least, not...

...Although I experienced chronic pain with my son 4 years ago, at the time I had no diagnosis to explain my pain. In fact, my pain had no voice at...

...Recently, I moved across the country for school. I basically packed up my life and moved. A cross-country move, as expected, was stressful and complicated. Surprisingly, though, I did not...

...'Tis the season for giving thanks! While these past 2 weird years have been certainly - well- weird, there are still plenty of things for which to express gratitude. I'm...

...Living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) means that I have been forced to make my life adaptable - whether I’m at home or away. I’ve thought a lot about how my...

...Unfortunately, inflammation is my superpower. It is unfortunate because I’m both very good at creating inflammation and, yet, haven’t found a useful purpose for this superpower. In the last couple...

...From the time I was 8 years old, my Christmas memories were of my mother's constant fight to live. My mother suffered from Type 1 diabetes. I say suffered because...

...So, you probably don’t know this since I don’t write about it much, but my husband is a man for which I will sing praises until the end of time...

...Some people believe that accepting and moving forward with a diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis may lead to surrendering to it as well. I am not one of those people. I think that...