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Putting Faith in Rheumatoid Arthritis Natural Remedies

March 11, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 29 Comments Courage & living with RA, Faith, Rheumatoid Arthritis natural cure

What is acting in Faith? When my daughter was four, she lost her hearing. There was trauma, yes. There were doctors, yes. Then there were hearing aids. Yay! Do you know what else there were? There were naysayers. Some pressured me to have faith that she would be healed. Close friends abandoned us for turning to the medical...Continue reading 29 Comments » Read more

Chronic Rheumatoid Arthritis, Perspective, & the Church

January 25, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 54 Comments Emotions and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Faith, Space, Transparency & living with RA

Swell opportunities with chronic RA It was a weekend of dramatic contrasts. There was good, bad, and ugly. There was failure, success, and “I suppose one day we’ll see a reason for that!” However, thanks to Rheumatoid Arthritis, I’m accustomed to rolling with the punches and saying, “Whatever.” I try not to stop at “whatever.” I know...Continue reading 54 Comments » Read more

Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis on Christmas Eve

December 24, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 14 Comments Doing Projects with RA, Faith, Patience & living with RA

Everywhere I turn someone asks me, “Are you ready for Christmas?” I don’t even have the energy to laugh. Nothing is “finished” in the way that it once would have been. No, I’m not ready in those ways. On the other hand, I hope I am always ready in another way… Of course none of us will...Continue reading 14 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Support

November 20, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 11 Comments Faith, Inspiration for living with RA, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

Another kind of Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy Before every meal, we say grace. Most families do that. However, there’s a difference at my house. No matter which of my children is praying, they add my Rheumatoid Arthritis. They pray like this: “Lord, please heal Momma.” They never forget. It’s not like a duty. No one reminds them to do...Continue reading 11 Comments » Read more

Cricoarytenoid Arthritis in Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 2

October 29, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 37 Comments Comprehensive RA Care, Cricoarytenoid arthritis, Faith, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms

This post is part of an ongoing series on the so-called “complications” of Rheumatoid Arthritis called RA Is Complicated: “Complications” of Rheumatoid Arthritis Cricoarytenoid Arthritis is a secondary Rheumatoid Arthritis symptom Rheumatoid Arthritis attacked my vocal cords during that first year of this “flare” (now almost 4 years old). Out of the blue, my voice would disappear....Continue reading 37 Comments » Read more

What kind of Arthritis Did Christopher Columbus Have?

October 13, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 1 Comment Celebrities and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Faith, History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Spondyloarthropathy

Historians find food poisoning causes Columbus' arthritis, not gout For years, history books reported that Christopher Columbus suffered from gout. That diagnosis was assigned to various types of arthritis during the Middle Ages, including Rheumatoid Arthritis. It was a catch-all term for recurring joint pain or any inflammatory arthritis. However, in recent years, evidence has revealed better...Continue reading 1 Comment » Read more