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...reactions3comments
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...reactions7comments
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?"...reactions10comments
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...reactionscomments
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...reactions2comments
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...reactions2comments
Broken at 42It all started for me in my feet, I bought a few pair of new shoes to see if my shoes were...reactions3comments
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...reactions1comment
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...reactions6comments
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...reactions2comments
"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...reactions1comment
JRA since '88Do you know how some people complain about how they may be too short, or maybe they wish they were stronger, I...reactions1comment
One, Two, Three, Breathe; A body in motion.As a child I loved the water, I attended weekly swimming lessons and spent as much time as possible in the pool...reactions1comment
KaylaMy story is about my Granddaughter, Kayla. When she was 2, we noticed she wasn't using her fingers for some things. Like...reactions2comments
Nurse with RAMy name is Kathy and I was diagnosed with RA one year ago. I noticed my joints hurting more and the fatigue...reactions3comments
Guys get RAIt was 2010, I was going to community college to get some education to move on in construction, hopefully a management position...reactions1comment
Just WonderingMy name is Alyce I am 76 years old, wife mother and grandmother. I was diagnosed with Rheumatoid arthritis 2 years ago...reactions4comments
“It’s all down hill from 30”My 31st birthday present came early; my first visit to my rheumatologist. I don’t know what I was expecting exactly but he is...reactions1comment
Did I make the right decision?I have had Fibro for most of my life that I can remember. At age 59 we had moved to a different...reactions4comments
End stage RA?Living with RA for 30 years, trying all NSAIDS and DMARDS with little success and many deformities, surgery, sepsis I have been referred to as...reactions1comment
