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If my AS wasn’t so bad I would try so hard to become famous so I can raise awareness for RA and AS and Lupus! Though I do have a friend who is in a band that is doing fairly well and he promised me if they do ever get famous that they will dedicate shows for RA and AS awareness and do charity concerts. We all need to have a friend like this so that maybe some way some how we will get the awareness we need! But don’t forget about the AS awareness too 😉
This is great: “If AS weren’t so bad” you’d try to become famous to raise awareness…
I have similar thoughts: If RA weren’t so bad, I’d go to medical school so I could treat RA’ers. But also be able to get the medical profession to listen. They seem to only take seriously those who have MD after the name.
Yes, we should include the AS & PA as the campaign ought to explain Rheumatoid Diseases.
http://www.drmattiseman.com/speaking/ From Mystyle show Clean House. He was a doctor before becoming a comedian. Great story.
Oops, He also has RA.
Thanks for posting. 🙂 I’ve contacted him for an interview.
Kathleen Turner has been very open about dealing with RA while trying to work as an actress. Her book “Send Yourself Roses” covers the personal and professional problems she has suffered due to her RA.
thannks Shannon. I will read it. Have you already read it? Was wondering whether you liked it?
I work for Marilu Henner on her health website http://www.marilu.com. She does not have rheumatoid arthritis but her mom who was a dance teacher had it. She had to slowly watch her mom deteriorate to the point of having to have limbs removed and eventually she died from complications of RA. She speaks about it in her autobiography. She would make an excellent spokesperson. She became interested in health and decided to make that the focus of her life because of what happened to her mother and because her dad died too young from a heart attack that could have been prevented with a healthier lifestyle. I know right now she is very busy as a cancer spokesperson (her husband had 2 cancers) and to promote healthier eating and healthier school lunches for kids. She is working with PCRM right now as well.
Deborah Norville’s mom had it and she trying to raise awareness! It’s a start.
THANK YOU FOR ALL THE INFORMATION YOU HAVE GIVEN ME OVER THE LAST TWO YEARS.AFTER I WAS DIAGNOSED WITH R.A. I FELT ALONE AND EXTREMELY ISOLATED WITH THE INVISIBLE DISEASE.IN ENGLAND IT IS NOT REALLY VIEWED AS A DEBILITATING PAINFULL CONDITION BECAUSE THERE IS A LACK OF UNDERSTANDING BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC.ITS VIEWED AS A DISEASE THAT THE ELDERLY GET.AFTER LOOKING AT WARRIOR WEBSITE I GAINED SO MUCH MORE UNDERSTANDING.MY RHEUMATOLOGIST IS VERY GOOD.BUT ONCE YOU LEAVE THAT ROOM.YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN SO TO SPEAK SO THANK YOU AGAIN.FOR A WONDERFULL SOURCE OF INSPIRATION AND GUIDANCE MADELINE
It’s so hard dealing with RA I look OK on the outside but on the inside I suffer I would not wish this on anyone I’m a young woman of 58 sometimes I feel like an old lady 90ssometimes it’s just overwhelming