Where Would I Be Without Self-Advocacy?...I’m riding a crowded train home from work and a woman behind me sets her bag on my head. I’m sitting in my wheelchair, so I guess it makes sense... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
"You Look Great"...I was diagnosed at age 13, I'm 63 now. I've been through a lot. It's okay because I've come to terms with my illness. Anyway I've always tried to look... By millielola771 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
Your Unexpected RA “Surprises”...We recently posted an article written by one of our community experts centered around her experience with RA, and how she has never had a shortage of surprises. Even after... By Editorial Team 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments22 comments
Acceptance, hope and gratitude....For some time now, I have wanted to share my experience as part of my responsibility to raise awareness, to end with common myths and the false knowledge... By linaotalora5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Medical Review Board...She served as the inaugural chair of the Clinical and Consumer Sleep Technology Committee, and she is the current chair of the new AASM Public Awareness... By Editorial Team 6 min readBookmark for later
Ask Our Health Leaders: Advice for the Newly Diagnosed...What do you wish someone told you about managing rheumatoid arthritis (RA) when you were initially diagnosed? Most people living with RA would likely agree that there is a lot... By RheumatoidArthritis.net Team3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments12 comments
“Supporting Fatigue” at the 2016 American College of Rheumatology Annual Meeting...The American College of Rheumatology (ACR) is a professional organization committed to improving the care of patients living with rheumatic diseases. Each year, ACR hosts a meeting attended by rheumatologists... By Mariah Z. Leach2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments12 comments
Inflammation and joint pain that moves...Hi my name is Sally, I am 60 and live on the Sunshine Coast in Australia. I woke up one day in October with burning, aching and swollen ball of... By sallycristina2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Isolation...The journey of the lone protagonist, forgotten and consigned to oblivion, is the plot of innumerable movies, dramas, novels, and historical narratives. Something about a single individual, whether stranded and... By Michael Booth2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
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 even though I’d started on the replacement drug... By Carla Kienast3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Health Worrying...I have recently come to the stark realization that having a chronic disease for nearly 20 years has caused me to adopt a level of “health worrying” that I need... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
Thanks to the Flare Ups...Around 2008, I think everything you can imagine showed up for me in my health. I thought I was fairly healthy. I began to notice a lot of pain, stiffness... By celia1232 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Caring For My "Caregiver"...We enjoyed that freedom, with little awareness of it's enormity for a nearly a decade....Reactions 0 reactions Comments4 repliesCaregiving
