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Laughter as a Weapon Against Rheumatoid Arthritis

July 22, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 5 Comments Humor with RA, Transparency & living with RA

A Fish Story for RA Warriors If you have read many Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior blog posts, you have already realized that laughter is a critical part of my arsenal to fight RA. Sometimes, some of my friends and I try to out-funny each other. It is a one-upping game. The loser is the one on the...Continue reading 5 Comments » Read more

What Makes Diagnosing Rheumatoid Arthritis So Difficult?

July 21, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 18 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis, Video or podcast

Why is it so hard to get a Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis? People ask me that all the time. Why don’t we watch the mini-movie and then we’ll talk? Video on referrals for Rheumatoid Arthritis: There are some familiar themes there: Minimizing: Rheumatoid Arthritis patients report that healthcare professionals often underrate their symptoms. Sometimes, it is as if doctors are...Continue reading 18 Comments » Read more

The Rheumatoid Arthritis Self-definition Fairy

July 20, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 29 Comments Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Transparency & living with RA

Does Rheumatoid Arthritis affect our self-definition? Recently on the blog, Noelle wrote about a warning from her nurse friends to not allow Rheumatoid Arthritis to “define” her. I could not respond to Noelle adequately in the little comment box. Don’t you feel cramped in there? Let's chat about self-definition with RA. Here’s Noelle: "A couple of my nurse...Continue reading 29 Comments » Read more

The Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior’s RA

July 19, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 16 Comments Pain Tolerance / RA Stoicism, Palindromic Rheumatism, Transparency & living with RA, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

The Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior blog is not about me, but this one is. This blog is not about me. It is about fighting Rheumatoid Arthritis. I DO have RA, but you know what I mean. Of course, I can only show you the world through my own eyes anyway. However, today I will focus on my own...Continue reading 16 Comments » Read more

A Message from a Young Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior

July 16, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 19 Comments Faith, Guest post on RA Warrior, Rheumatoid arthritis disability, Rheumatoid arthritis support

Wait, hope, pray, and… Hello, everyone. My name is Katie Beth Young and I have a few words for those with AND without a Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis. You might have read my mom’s post called The Me Before Rheumatoid Arthritis. Next month, I’ll be 17 so I remember the stucco days. I remember the landscaping, the hundreds...Continue reading 19 Comments » Read more

Woman’s Day’s Article: Rheumatoid Arthritis Information

July 15, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 19 Comments Invisible Illness, Rheum Disease in the Media, Woman's Day problem

Click here to follow all rest of the Woman's Day RA story! I didn’t want to take Rheumatoid Arthritis to the beach with me! I went to the beach the other day. We tried to take a day off from all of our vocational and avocational activities. We hardly ever take time off from school or...Continue reading 19 Comments » Read more