Doubling Down on the "Old People Get RA" Mythos...A little while ago I posted an article about how AmGen, the company behind the drug Enbrel, aired a commercial that furthered...reactions2comments
Do I Really Need Surgery?...Do I really need surgery? Boy, this is a question most, if not all, of us will face at some point over...reactions7comments
Night Exercises...I still remember the good old days when I could sleep anywhere, any time, and extremely deeply. In a previous article, I...reactions6comments
What to Do when You Feel Good...I know. That headline sounds nuts. Who needs to know what to do when she feels good? What can’t you do when...reactions18comments
One White Pine: Building Spaces for Living & Healing...Professor and landscape architect Daniel Winterbottom has been designing and building therapeutic gardens for over 20 years. Here, he shares his unique...reactions1comment
How Do You Know When It's Time to Change Your RA Treatment?...My rheumatologist always states that her goal is for me to not pay much attention to RA throughout the day. This sounds...reactions6comments
When You Can’t But You Do Anyway...It was Thursday about lunchtime. I’d decided I could no longer ignore the flare. My main RA treatment had quit working and...reactions2comments
Mourning What Could Have Been...It seems that no matter how long I have rheumatoid arthritis, the grieving process never ends. Fifteen years ago, at the age...reactions2comments
Educating People Is Exhausting...I am a firm believer in teachable moments, and helping people understand the ins and outs of rheumatoid arthritis. But lately, I’m...reactions15comments
Learn to Speak Doctor...My husband and I were waiting for the train to Berlin’s central station when a group of young Asians exited the escalator...reactionscomments
Twist and Shout - What a Pain in the Neck...It had been several years since I had any significant degree of neck pain, other than the standard stiffness one might get...reactions13comments
I'm Losing My Grip...I am losing my grip. I don’t mean my grip on reality (although that’s a possibility). I mean the physical grip in...reactions9comments
One Is the Loneliest Number...Despite the fact that I, and many of us, have terrific support, there is still a strong sense of loneliness that accompanies...reactions4comments
RA, Party Crasher...Recently I had a big meeting at work, with a presentation to give to the higher-ups in our school district. I prepared...reactions2comments
Seeing the Basket as Half Folded...Living with a chronic disease like rheumatoid arthritis (RA) can make it challenging to feel like a productive person. The inflammation this...reactions3comments
Fear of Fear of Missing Out (FOFOMO)...When you have a disease like RA, the “bad days” bring a lurking fear of missing out, like that guy at the...reactions8comments
Tips for Pre-Op...After dealing with osteoarthritis issues in her finger digits for so long, Nan decided that it was time to have surgery to...reactionscomments
What a Year...2020 was going to be a big year for me. Roughly six months ago, I wrote about how this year would be...reactionscomments
Did My RA Help Me Beat COVID-19?...Although I took precautions and practiced social distancing, somehow, I still contracted COVID-19. It was unpleasant, but I am OK and was...reactions2comments
Physical and Emotional Pain...I am a newcomer. I never knew inflammation of any kind. Until 2016. It started gradually - beginning in my muscles, and...reactions5comments
