Communication and Inspiration Archives | Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior

Rheumatoid Arthritis Blog Birthday

May 30, 2020 Kelly O'Neill 8 Comments Communicating about RA, Inspiration for living with RA

Birth of a rheumatoid arthritis blog This month the RA Warrior website—and blog—began its 12th year. In 2008, I dreamed of building a rheumatoid arthritis blog and website to bring better answers to people with RA that I’d already begun to know and love—and many thousands I was yet to meet. On May 17, 2009, I...Continue reading 8 Comments » Read more

Possible Rheumatoid Arthritis

March 6, 2019October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 2 Comments Inspiration for living with RA, Preclinical RA

Our family’s testing for possible rheumatoid arthritis This article is part 2 to RA Runs in Families. My daughters and my friend’s family members were being tested for possible rheumatoid arthritis. The imaware™ at-home RA test checks for three antibodies that occur with RA / RD and asks other questions related to RA diagnosis. When the RA test reports are ready,...Continue reading 2 Comments » Read more

10 Ways I Know RA Is Not Your Fault

November 19, 2017October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 15 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms

RA is not your fault If you can’t avoid RA, then RA is not your fault… Media articles about rheumatoid disease (RD) / rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often imply that there are things people can do to either avoid getting the disease or to lower disease activity. Most of them present helpful tips to alleviate RA. From hand...Continue reading 15 Comments » Read more

Lessons in 8 Quotes from Doctor Strange

March 20, 2017October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 4 Comments Courage & living with RA, Inspiration for living with RA, Movie review

Quotes from Doctor Strange, fitting for RD Recently I took my son Roo to see the 2016 Walt Disney movie Doctor Strange. Based on the Marvel Comics superhero, Doctor Stephen Strange is an uber-arrogant neurosurgeon who is psychologically crushed by losing the use of his hands in a horrific car accident. His journey to physical and...Continue reading 4 Comments » Read more

RA Can’t Be That Bad – 5 Lies and 5 Replies

March 9, 2017October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 40 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Ever heard RA can’t be that bad? Have you ever heard anyone say that RA can’t be that bad? Or more likely, is there ever a day when someone does not hear that RA can’t be that bad? Almost every day someone let’s me know they can tell I’m exaggerating how disabled I am, how bad...Continue reading 40 Comments » Read more

Making Lemonade When You Want Latte

February 23, 2017February 10, 2020 Kelly O'Neill 7 Comments Inspiration for living with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

Does making lemonade make it all better? When I first started my blog on Google’s Blogger website, the profile page required people to describe themselves with whatever question that popped up. The question I got was “What is your super power?” I answered “Making lemonade.” It seemed like rheumatoid disease (RD) was like every other trouble that...Continue reading 7 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Petition

February 2, 2017October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 4 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation

How we got to a rheumatoid arthritis petition When I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in 2006, I didn’t know anyone who had the disease. In a moment, my whole life changed. I had no idea what was going on or what was in store for me. I did not know what I should do...Continue reading 4 Comments » Read more