The Road Ahead with RA

People with rheumatoid arthritis are very familiar with pain. In fact, we’re a little too familiar with it! Even if we are fortunate enough to be on a treatment that...

Yes, I do believe that after 25 years with RA I have developed an ability to sense when someone I am around has RA.  I call it RA-dar. I certainly...

Having RA for 20+ years now, starting in my 40’s, I really had no direct experience with the impact of osteoarthritis (OA) until the last few years.  Up until now,...

It all happened in slow motion. The ceramic bowl bounced off the drying rack, off the counter, and swan dove right into the floor. The shrapnel erupted upwards in an...

We recently adopted a scary-smart dog. She picks up on the subtlest of cues and knows what’s what. She doesn’t stay distracted for long, so we bought her some puzzle...

All morning sitting in my chair at my desk I felt a creeping but clear pressure growing in my chest. “Perhaps I worked out too hard this morning,” I thought,...

Having lived with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for 50 years, these days, not much surprises me RA-wise. I’ve lived through a lot, and changed over the years as a result. The...