The Weight of the World...For example, when I am traveling, I try not to use a really large suitcase, opting instead for a couple of smaller ones, with 360 wheels, so I can... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
How Much Self-Care Is Enough?...Then I’m spending even more time at appointments (or traveling back and forth to them) and physical therapy sessions.... By Kelly Mack4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
An Immobile Mobile...While in Boston, and then in New York and New Jersey, I continued to use the phone because I didn't want to deal with exchanging it while I was By Angela Lundberg4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
A Major PAIN...I also have them on hand for when I do any traveling (lots of walking) or for when I have wedding photography jobs and I'm on my feet for... By Angela Lundberg3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments20 comments
Facing Fatigue...On our way back down from the visitor’s center, we were lucky enough to see several herds of elk traveling across the valley.... By Mariah Z. Leach3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments17 comments
Fighting Discrimination...I also worried: when would they come for me and stop me from traveling with my wheelchair?... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments16 comments
The Need to Improve Transportation Accessibility...Don’t get me wrong, I love my motor, but it does have a limited distance it can go, so the bus is crucial for traveling anywhere outside my immediate... By Kelly Mack3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
New Year's Intentions...While I believe doing wonderful, inspiring, often life-changing things like going to Europe to see old friends, or traveling new places is worthwhile,... By Angela Lundberg10 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
COVID-19 Updates, July 16: Updates on People at Risk, Testing, Reopening, and a Vaccine...Before changing your personal efforts or traveling, check the guidelines in your area.... By Editorial Team 4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
Just Add Exercise?...Especially while traveling or when I have to be on my feet a lot. They don't make my pain worse. They haven't yet, anyway.... By Angela Lundberg4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments10 comments
What Pain Wants...There are many things that I've wanted to do myself over the years and couldn't because of my RA: traveling (where and how I want), exercising (no running... By Angela Lundberg5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
What Would You Grab?...I know few of us are traveling right now, but someday soon. Here are my top items for my go bag.... By L rick Phillips4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments9 comments
The Pain of RA...I just close my eyes and envision the pain as it’s traveling up my leg or arm, and I close off that part, like damming a river. ... By Daniel Malito4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments56 comments
Goodbye (and Good Riddance!) 2018: Part 2...Eating, chewing, talking, and even just turning my head sent waves of pain shooting into my jaw and traveling up to my left ear and encompassing my entire... By Angela Lundberg5 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
The Sweaty Side of Drugs...brushed off these night sweats thinking that maybe I was just too warm during the night or that my body was trying to adjust to the stress of recent By Angela Lundberg7 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments28 comments
Acceptance of RA, denial and knowing all at once......I was diagnosed with RA in 2010 (at age 54), after about 6 weeks of constant fatigue and traveling joint pain, spending my days on the sofa wondering what... By christyk4 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
JRA since '88...My parents took us traveling a lot. By us I mean me and my two older brothers. The last trip, before I had JRA, was in Cancun, Mexico.... By slothritis7 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Juvenile Rheumatoid Athritis...The worst is driving, good thing that traveling is 80% of my job...Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 replies
I Just Can't...I miss working and pitching and hiking, climbing, adventures, traveling, "friends", anything that normal people can do I miss it....Reactions 0 reactions Comments0 replies
Are You Seeing the Forest for the Trees?...So then, how do we keep our eyes on the forest while traversing among the trees?... By Nan Hart3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments