Life with RA: Lemons Lemons Everywhere
We have been home for 75 days. The kids are slowly being robbed of their school and summertime experiences, the economy takes my breath away, cities are ablaze, and mercifully …
Rheumatoid Arthritis
You’ve Just Been Diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Now What?
The moment when you’ve been diagnosed with RA can last an eternity. You’re sitting in a rheumatologist’s office and the doctor is explaining to you what Rheumatoid Arthritis is, and …
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Do You Play Through the Pain?
I’ve had a lifetime of joyful physical activity. From a childhood on the beach with hours spent in the ocean, on bikes, in the sand playing soccer and volleyball or …
RA and Non-Remissions
I hate the word remission because I’m not in one. I’ve never been in one. I mean technically the first 38 years of my life were a remission and the …
I’m Completely Unable to Keep My Commitments
I just don’t have enough hours in the day. Jane is now a seasoned CIT with exactly one day of work under her belt. When I picked her up from …