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Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Pin

January 28, 2016October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 5 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Rheumatoid Disease (RD) better name for RA

The 1st Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness pin is here! We finally have a Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness pin / Rheumatoid Disease pin to wear. The digital version has been very popular over the past few years, but many asked me to get them a “real” pin. It’s been a long road to get this just right, but I’m so happy...Continue reading 5 Comments » Read more

HAPPY RHEUMATOID AWARENESS DAY 2014

February 3, 2014October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 3 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Rheumatoid Awareness Day (RAD) was yesterday February 2, but since the day fell on Sunday this year, the events continue this week. Today at 11 a.m. EST, I’ll co-host a Twitter chat in honor of Rheumatoid Awareness Day with EveryDay Health. Click here to read more or see how to participate. The hashtag is #HealthTalk. AND...Continue reading 3 Comments » Read more

Not Actual Size – Rheumatoid Disease Is Not as Advertised

January 30, 2014October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 8 Comments Humor with RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

Sometimes my #rheum disease and my silly sense of humor get all twisted together into a goofball smoothie. Anyone who’s spent time with me can attest to my devotion to silliness. I’ve been daydreaming about how food ads remind me of RD. I hope you’ll enjoy a little humorous diversion. Laughter makes a great defense...Continue reading 8 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Awareness: Judgmental Eye Rolls Versus Help & Compassion

January 28, 2014October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 25 Comments Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Treated like you’re fine when you’re not A comment this week by Lisa sums up one of the most important reasons we need awareness for Rheumatoid Disease, and one of the hardest to explain to others. “RD awareness would mean that I wouldn’t be treated like I am fine when I am not. It would mean that...Continue reading 25 Comments » Read more

Vicks Vaporub Cure for a Disease That’s In Your Head Anyway

January 23, 2014October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 49 Comments Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Rheumatoid Arthritis natural cure

I got something free with my Chinese food the other night when I went to pick up my egg rolls: advice. It was the end of a long, hard, day. I’d pushed myself hard to be moving at all with harsh stiffness and sharp pain in over a dozen joints. We’d been out that day because...Continue reading 49 Comments » Read more

What Would Rheumatoid Awareness Mean to You?

January 15, 2014October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 63 Comments Blog carnival, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

What difference do you think it would make if it Rheumatoid Disease were recognized for what it is by everyone – the general public, media and marketers, pharmaceutical companies, U.S. National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American College of Rheumatology, all healthcare professionals, your neighbors and your family…? Rheumatoid Awareness...Continue reading 63 Comments » Read more

10 Misconceptions About Chronic Disease Many People Believe

November 8, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 55 Comments Communicating about RA, Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

You can’t understand illness by just looking at a person Very soon after being diagnosed with RA, I learned that most people have beliefs about chronic illness that are hard to overcome. When one neighbor, friend, and family member after another dismissed me, I did the same thing most people with Rheumatoid Disease (PRD) do: I...Continue reading 55 Comments » Read more