AcceptanceYou don’t know what you got until it’s gone – a saying I now take to heart. I feel lucky that I...reactions5comments
Don't Like The Term "Disabled"Having had to leave my job of nearly 25 years because of my RA, I am still struggling emotionally with it all...reactions11comments
Scared for the future....There are days when I just want to stand in the street and scream why me? I am 36 yrs. old and...reactions4comments
The past 6 years with RASix years ago my life changed forever. At seventeen I was diagnosed with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, and it has taken me six...reactions5comments
Laugh or Cry...Hi. I'm back again! I posted only a few days ago, but I've just had a mental breakthrough...or breakdown. I was driving...reactions4comments
The good dayI had a good day a few days ago. I woke up with the usual swelling but minimal pain and stiffness in...reactions6comments
My RA Reality It all started when I was 10 and woke up in the middle of the night screaming with pain. My mom took...reactions2comments
What I would tell the younger me when I learned I had RAIf my RA has taught me anything, it has taught me patience. From the onset of my first flair-up over 15 years...reactions3comments
At First I Was HappyI had been battling severe pain in my foot, shoulders and wrist for over a year. I was sent to an orthopedist...reactions3comments
My RA JourneyMy name Is Juliet. People who know me really well call me DJ. When I was in grade school I started having...reactions2comments
I refuse to be defined by the disease in my bodyI start each morning with a prayer, "God help me to find the good in each day. Help me to NOT be...reactions3comments
Mad At MyselfI was diagnosed with RA when I was 20, a year after I had my daughter. I woke up one morning and...reactions2comments
Lady from UKHi, I'm a 63 year old mum of 5 and grandma of 7, from the UK. I was diagnosed with sero-negative RA...reactions1comment
Water (pool) has given me a better quality of life!Being diagnosed over 20 yrs. ago-I remember friends suggesting a variety of "cures" ( they were well meaning) but it wasn't until...reactions1comment
Let the sunshine inHere in the northeast we really treasure our summers because they come and go far too quickly. And this past winter was...reactionscomments
Professional PerspectiveBeing a newcomer to rheumatologic illness does not mean I am inexperienced. In my professional life, I am a primary care physician...reactions15comments
Time to Renew!This time of year brings with it a sense of renewal thanks to the budding landscape that I see each day. I...reactionscomments
Why do we have to beg for Painkillers ?The scene – I wake up and before I have time to open my eyes I feel an incredible burning, sharp piercing...reactions19comments
My RA storyMy journey with RA started about 25 yrs ago. I had been diagnosed with fibromyalgia a couple years before, so at first...reactions5comments
Decisions, decisionsDecisions, decisions.... It seems when you live with a chronic disease like RA you are continually faced with making decisions...like it or...reactions1comment
