The story of my RA...I was diagnosed with RA after the birth of my second child. I was 28. I am now 61. Needless to say, I have been on every RA treatment... By glstebbins2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Managing Other People’s Perceptions About RA...As a child, I didn’t handle other people’s reactions well.... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
My RA Journey...Believe your child...Love them and be ready to help them if this is their diagnosis.... By highnotehoney2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
The Joker in the Deck...She was a great mother who loved me, encouraged me, and helped as much as she could when I was a child and a young adult.... By Wren4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
Turn. Turn. Turn....Last week, I saw several of the bloodsuckers carry off a small child. Presumably to be their new king.... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments16 comments
New to Forum...When I was a child my mother told me to suck it up and I've been doing that for the last 30+ years and I just don't have the...Reactions0reactionsComments12 replies
New wife, mommy, and RA patient...About 2 months into our marriage we found out we were expecting our first child!... By 9thvn12 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
The RA Pregnancy Chronicles: Balancing Acts & Difficult Decisions...This can sometimes leave a mother to sacrifice her own needs and potentially suffer for months for the benefit of her unborn child.... By Mariah Z. Leach4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments4 comments
My Past and My Diagnosis...I was a shy child and was extremely bullied I was constantly made fun of, made to feel less than I was, and abused at school and you may... By amypollock829 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
P.S. (what I do for my RA)...(Yeah I couldn’t tell my doctor and I hid it from the nurses) I beat my child at many board games with icing ?... By amypollock823 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments1 comments
There Must Be A Better Way...that I can get my work done and pay my family’s bills, I had to drive 20 miles and spend an hour and a half of my precious, expensive, extremely... By Mariah Z. Leach4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments12 comments
Breastfeeding With RA...By the time my second child was a year old, I had been off of meds for four and a half years, as I was either trying to get... By Tamara Haag5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
My 38 Year Journey With RA...Metho had been a part of my world as a child and the thought of going back on it scared me, I had not tolerated the drug well in... By LoriTheWarrior2 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments5 comments
Staying Connected to Kids When You Can't See Them In Person...These relationships are important - both to the child and to the adult!... By Mariah Z. Leach5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Social and Economic Impact of RA...that looked at the economic burden imposed by RA and osteoarthritis found that patients with RA had significantly higher expenses in terms of home care, child... By Editorial Team 3 min readBookmark for later
The Cheese (Ch)Eater...I love food and I have food habits and issues and hangups that go back many years to when I was a child.... By Angela Lundberg4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments7 comments
Let's Party! Lessons on RA from Ina Garten...Ever since I was a little kid, hungrily watching The Galloping Gourmet and Julia Child, I have been watching people cook on tv.... By Paula Jayne White4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments16 comments
Rheumatoid Arthritis Is a Family Affair...As I said, I’m lucky that I found people who looked past my RA and its co-morbidities when I was a child, which is not the norm for chronic... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments3 comments
Locating Our Lifeboats...of the living room, then hobbled out to the garage to put the donation bags in the trunk and the garbage in the rollcart, not wanting to deal with the... By Tamara Haag5 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments0 comments
The Hows and Whys...From the time I was a small child, I’ve tried to be kind and compassionate.... By Wren4 min readBookmark for laterReactions0reactionsComments2 comments
