Archive for the ‘Can we laugh now?’ Category

• Comparisons with Chronic Illness

  Tuesday, July 20th, 2010

  A need for comparison of chronic illness Did you ever know anyone who has to make comparisons with chronic illness? They are always more sick and get less sympathy. They have more extreme side effects and less support… Chronic illness is just like other things – some people just need to compare. It’s like they [...]

• Looking at a Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare Up with a Smile

  Wednesday, May 5th, 2010

  See what a Rheumatoid Arthritis flare up plus a little creativity can produce There was a treat in my email box last night.  Young freelance writer Brooke Windsor wrote up this clever verse about her Rheumatoid Arthritis flare. It gives cool meaning to “grin and bear it.” Brooke’s writing touched me and made smile and [...]

• Dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Housework

  Tuesday, May 4th, 2010

  My house is dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis too My house has become a casualty of RA. Dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis has made it harder every year. The list to-do list gets longer as the list of what I can do gets shorter. I can’t wash dishes – they’re too heavy for my fingers. I can’t [...]

• Funny Rheumatoid Arthritis Remedies

  Wednesday, April 28th, 2010

  When it comes to some Rheumatoid Arthritis remedies we can only laugh In the last few days, I’ve received some great advice for my Rheumatoid Arthritis. It’s great to have a disease that is so easily cured by so many inexpensive and unexpected methods. What a lucky girl I am to have them arrive daily [...]

• What if Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Wrote a Dear Doctor Letter?

  Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

  Silly Fantasy for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients              What if we could say whatever we think to a doctor? Sometimes, I imagine what it would be like to write the doctor a letter. Here is my imaginary letter. Some Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Secrets Dear Doctor, Well, I’ve been looking forward to our appointment next week. It’s been [...]

• Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctors’ Interviews

  Thursday, March 18th, 2010

  If kissing turns frogs into princes, what about heaters and RA doctors? A friend of mine held a job interview yesterday. She did not hire him. It didn’t sound like he really wanted to be her doctor anyway. It reminded me of this frog picture from last summer. If princesses have to kiss frogs until [...]

• Is Laughter a Real Rheumatoid Arthritis Medicine?

  Friday, February 12th, 2010

  New significance to RA, medicine, and laughter If you’ve been on the blog more than five minutes, you know I love to laugh.  When I was a kid, I remember Dick Van Dyke singing that with Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins. When they laughed, a funny thing happened: they floated “higher than air.”   Maybe [...]

• Encountering Signs of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Modern Princess and the Pea

  Monday, February 1st, 2010

  We were talking about featherbeds the other day and I recalled the fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea. My imagination wandered… A woman was traveling across the country to visit her son for a holiday. It was a long drive, so she planned to stop for the night. She made reservations at a nice [...]