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...
The COVID-19 Vaccination Process...We’ve all be wondering: when will this pandemic be over? What will break the thrall of this virus? To some degree, it...reactions2comments
Not Talking About the Pain...I know that every day I have pain. I know that the name for this state of being is called living with...reactions53comments
Health Worrying...I have recently come to the stark realization that having a chronic disease for nearly 20 years has caused me to adopt...reactions6comments
Carpal Tunnel and Rheumatoid Arthritis...My career in the salon industry has been an extremely successful one. For the past 16 years, I have built my business...reactions1comment
