Handling StressA month ago my dad was diagnosed with stage 3 lung cancer. Then on March 9, 2015 he had a heart attack which they had to put three stents in... By nana19561 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Being uneducatedI was diagnosed 14 years ago while carrying my third child. It's been an incredibly difficult journey, I'm now unable to work, I have worked two jobs all of my... By cassiesmum1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
I am not American but Australian with RAI am nearly 63 and have had RA since I was 16 although it was not diagnosed until about 14yrs ago. I was told when I was 16 I had... By suhay11 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
A Fight for AwarenessYesterday, sitting in class, I got faced with the comment, "Arthritis, you have arthritis? I thought that was only for old people!" I feel like I have no right to... By megkoelzer1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments5 comments
52 Years of JRA/RA... and CountingI have had JRA/RA for 52 years. I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) in nearly all my joints in August 1971 at age 12 at Children's Hospital in... By notmstaken3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
So Down now, yesterday, probably tomorrow tooI have been diagnosed with RA, just a year now, and feel totally lost and fed up. I am lost, where is the person who built this house with her... By juliablu1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
never known anything differentMy life has always been based around my RA I have never really known what it was like to not go a day without the pain. I was about 15... By lauren-evie3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
The Challenges of RA when you're an only ChildI'm a 58 year old woman, who has had RA for over 30 years. I'm now really seeing more difficulties. I hate it. I have grandchildren and I want to... By nana19561 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Life with RAFrom the age of 34 I've been living with RA... I'm now 41 and I can honestly say life has been very challenging to say the least! The last 3... By jojoanderton1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
RA has effectively destroyed my lifeMy RA story begins a little over two years ago I would say probably around January 2013 when following a training session at the gym i noticed a sudden onset of... By bilalkhalid3 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Oh, is there a way?Eight weeks ago the Doc told me I have RA. I'm 48 yrs old with 6 children only one of them is under 18. I had so many dreams we... By lenda1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments7 comments
The Day I Couldn't Make My Daughter a SaladIt was early Monday morning, and the request was simple. "Mom, instead of a sandwich today, can you make me a salad?" My 18 year old daughter would only be... By 2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments4 comments
yes, yes, I have RA, give me the medicine to make it go away!That was exactly what I was thinking when the ER Dr. Said I think she has RA. It started before this though. I was 12 and having pains in my... By tina10002 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments0 comments
So many answers!About 5 years ago, I started to feel "poorly" and just shrugged it off to getting old (I'm 59) and stress of a new and demanding job. I went to... By mainstreetmarshall1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
There are things I can't do, and there are things that I canThe other morning, while in my college anatomy lab, I realized a few things. The first was I am not a morning person, and whoever thought giving sleep deprived college... By meertn1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
Broken at 42It all started for me in my feet, I bought a few pair of new shoes to see if my shoes were just worn out but as it progressed it... By forcej2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments3 comments
Twenty-Four Years Old With RA!I gave birth to a beautiful little girl on August 2014. Unfortunately after labor my left hand started hurting, my middle finger was shaking and little by little my risk... By lupita1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments
Sixteen and....battling RA?The hardest part of being diagnosed with RA as a young adolescent was that no one believed it was true. Even my primary care doctor didn't believe me at first... By megkoelzer1 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments6 comments
A Hangover I Don’t DeserveFriday used to be the holy grail of workdays for me; you see I am a 9-5’er, from 9 am Monday morning you are looking forward to Friday. Recently that... By teegied2 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments2 comments
"You're too young for that"Hi I am 21 years young I was diagnosed with JRA when I was 9 it started when I noticed it hurt to run up the stairs at my home... By mishila72 min readBookmark for laterReactions 0 reactions Comments1 comments