Getting Accommodations During the Pandemic...While I am grateful for the reasonable accommodations I got for the lap pool, what I really need is access to the leisure pool.... By Kelly Mack4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
What Is the Social Health Network?...As an IBD patient leader, I'm grateful for the Social Health Network's commitment to amplifying patient voices, while constantly reminding us of our worth... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Co-mornidities: kidney failure...While I’m grateful to have caught the issue before it became severe enough to result in extreme treatment measures, my body acutely feels the result of...Reactions 0 reactions Comments3 repliesSymptoms
Conversation of the Week: How To Stay Resilient Mentally and Physically with RA...Personally, I have learned the art of being grateful, building a solid support system, focusing on my mental health, dancing, writing, and advocating is...Reactions 0 reactions Comments11 repliesMental HealthCoping
The Viennese Quack, Pikachu, and Parenting with RA...I love my children, and am grateful to be able to strive and to struggle raising them, but extremely hard days where I yearn for rest and being off... By Michael Booth5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
IKEArrrrgh!...Pushing the cart to checkout was painful, and I don’t know if I’ve ever been so grateful to hear the words, “Can I help you with that?”... By Tamara Haag4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Dealing with the Unpredictability of RA...RA has taught me much, and I have learned a lot about myself over the years due to my illness but one of the things that I am the most... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments29 comments
Rheumatoid Arthritis Is a Family Affair...They picked up the slack then and still do today, and I’m grateful.... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Four Years and 200 Articles Later...I’m proud of this accomplishment, but more than that I’m grateful that this process has not been in isolation, and instead has been within an online community... By Tamara Haag4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
Laying Off Opioids: Part 1...So as grateful as I am that I’ve had access to these drugs, and that after our many decades together, my RD isn’t worse than it is, I still... By Wren4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments8 comments
Can't Keep It I Don't Give In Away...I was alone again, my daughter and grandsons live close and I am grateful for that. They have their lives and I want to see them live them.... By a9ixqy3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Changing Jobs for My RA...I will be forever grateful to have received the support to take about half a year of leave for 2 surgeries on my knee and significant rehab for recovery... By Kelly Mack5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
“Mean Mommy”...They absolutely love it, and I am grateful when my joints are doing well enough to handle this activity.... By Tamara Haag5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Lucky me!...A blessing some would say and I'm grateful (I suppose) but then again how can you expect your family and friends to help you when they only see me... By charley3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments12 comments
My hand and other limbs are swollen and I have no idea what might be the cause....I will be extremely grateful for any suggestions. 🙏...Reactions 0 reactions Comments16 replies
The Unwelcome Premonition...I started on the medication, grateful that my partner was supportive of my decision.... By sheoak4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
Stuck In The Middle...The arthritis community is served and supported by arthritis organizations, and I am personally very grateful for everything these organizations do to... By Mariah Z. Leach4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
We don't have to live in silence...I am not grateful for the isolation I felt as a child due to my disease because it made me stronger, it made me more compassionate, and it made... By 3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Brick Walls and Childhood Dreams...I am very grateful for the writing and photography opportunities that have been coming my way lately and I hope that there will be even more in the future... By Angela Lundberg5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Holidays on Ice...days before the end of my trip was a huge relief, as I didn’t have to deal with the headache of keeping a cooler cold any longer, in that moment... By Tamara Haag5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments