Early Signs & Symptoms...Rheumatoid arthritis, or RA, is an autoimmune and inflammatory disease. Autoimmune diseases (or conditions) may occur when your immune system attacks healthy...
Amplifying Black Voices: How Healthcare Providers Can Better Serve the Community...For our Amplifying Black Voices series, we are exploring how bias in healthcare affects the quality of life for Black people living...reactionscomments
What Is Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis?...There are 2 main types of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in adults. They are called seropositive and seronegative RA. People with both types...
Working to Get Through the Pandemic Intact...As rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients, we constantly have to cope with the disease wearing at our joints and the damage that can...reactions3comments
Mixed Connective Tissue Disease (MCTD)...Mixed connective tissue disease (MTCD) is an autoimmune disease. With autoimmune diseases, your immune system malfunctions and attacks your own body. Rheumatoid...
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Fun-sucker, Professional Ruiner of Things...Lately, I’ve been feeling like my rheumatoid arthritis (RA) has been stopping me at every turn. Like a hockey goalie who drank...reactions14comments
24 Hours Without RA...Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is the BFF none of us want. This disease sticks to us like glue, never leaves us alone, and...reactions36comments
Attending College with RA...In this video, I provide some tips for current and future college students who are living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)....reactionscomments
Ignoring Symptoms as Denial...This is a topic that I'm intimately familiar with because it's part of the reason why it took me forever to seek...reactions3comments
How to Safely Dispose of Your Sharps...Traditional disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARDs) and biologics are life-changing for many people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). While other drugs relieve arthritis-realted pain...reactions2comments
Tips for Juvenile Idiopathic Rheumatoid Arthritis...Since I was diagnosed at age two more than 40 years ago, the condition has changed names (from juvenile rheumatoid arthritis to...reactions8comments
My Joint Pain Wasn't Taken Seriously Until I Was Diagnosed with Another Autoimmune Disorder (Part 1)...Although I’ve struggled with joint pain since childhood, it didn’t lead me to seek additional testing or a second opinion until shortly...reactions7comments
Life With Juvenile Arthritis: Things I Wish My Parents Had Known...Living with rheumatoid arthritis is incredibly tough at any age. But for kids with the disease, there are unique challenges to face...reactions9comments
RA - The Time Bandit...Time. It’s something all of us only have a limited supply of and there’s nothing on Earth, short of a DeLorean going...reactions4comments
Trying to Understanding My RA...I’m debating whether I even want to delve into this topic because I don’t know if it is possible to understand this...reactions6comments
Coping with the Mental and Emotional Challenges of JIA...When I was a child with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, now called juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), the mental and emotional aspects of adjusting...reactions2comments
What Would You Grab?...Okay, quick: you have 1 minute. Think of the stuff you would grab if the building were on fire or if there...reactions9comments
Surviving COVID-19 with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Friends!...I am a good patient. I work with my rheumatologist and follow my treatment plan. The first call I made when COVID-19...reactionscomments
Hearing Loss...Hearing loss is common as we get older and is a natural part of aging. However, it is more common in people...
Autoimmune Inner Ear Disease...Autoimmune inner ear disease (AIED) is a rare type of hearing loss. It is a form of sensorineural hearing loss. This means...
