Stories

Ten years ago I went to the doctor because my hands hurt so bad and were so swollen I could barely bend them. The doctor started talking bout RA and...

I was diagnosed in 2005 I was just 28 years old. I am now 36 and all I can say is. .. Get out there and enjoy life..I can't do...

I have told my story that I'm 61 years old and have had RA for 34 years. The information I want to share is my Dr. can't believe that I'm...

I suddenly realized that there was something not right in the middle of July 2013. I was due to go and play a bowls league match and out of the...

Who knew that when something happens, even the slightest thing, it should not be taken for granted? Well, I most certainly didn't, until now. Over a year ago, my ring...

My story begins in 1994,  I was 16 years old and I had just started a new school.  My parents we're very eager to find out what was wrong with...

RA CAN be beautiful! “Everything has beauty, but not everyone sees it.” ― Confucius This quote has so many nuances that apply to our journey with RA....first of all, as...

Just how much support do each of us need to cope with RA? Seems like a simple enough question, no? Well, not so fast....in reading about a survey in an...

Trying to make whatever little difference I can, in a state that won't allow fighting for truth. Although, I was born and raised in such a curl state. I still...

A topic that I have always found interesting with regard to RA is if, when, and to whom do I share the details of my health situation with regard to...

In the early stages of RA, I did indeed feel like the disease defined who I had become. That is perfectly normal since you are still coping with the realities...

I almost hesitate to say this for fear I will jinx it, but the changes I had decided to implement following my rather difficult spring and summer have really paid...

I am a 61 year old. I was told a year ago on my birthday that I have RA . Nothing has worked on me as of this date. Not...

On November 3rd it was the New York City Marathon and my 23 year-old son was running. I went to the city very early to see him pass just after...

Back when I first began to have some early signs of RA, it was very difficult to diagnose what was going on with me...at least that is how I now...

It's 5am and I just got done breastfeeding our 8 month old for the third time this night. I lay my head down for a second and hear my 3...

I just turned 45. I have been diagnosed with RA 8 years now (got the diagnosis on my birthday). I probably had RA for at least 2 years before I...

Hi I've been without health insurance for almost 2 years. I suffer daily I decided to put my pain on paper Here I go. I wear a cloak of pain...

I'm 28 I was diagnosed with RA four years ago since then my life has gone down hill . My doctor said I have had RA since I was a...

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 in...