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Self Image and Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

April 7, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 28 Comments Inspiration for living with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

Does living with Rheumatoid Arthritis affect our superpowers? We’ve talked before about the ways living with Rheumatoid Arthritis affects the way we view ourselves – remember the RA Self Definition Fairy? And maybe you read the blog about remembering the old me in the scrapbook before Rheumatoid Arthritis. Someone did yesterday – and her response made...Continue reading 28 Comments » Read more

20 Facts about Biologic Medications for Rheumatoid Arthritis

April 6, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 31 Comments Biologics for RA, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Biologic response modifiers or Biologics are a modern class of medications which are used to treat autoimmune diseases such as Rheumatoid Arthritis. Often Biologics are distinguished from “drugs” which are chemically synthesized medicines. Biologic medications are used to interfere with the treacherous immune system response of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Truths about Biologic medications for RA Biologics were designed...Continue reading 31 Comments » Read more

The Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis Mystery

April 2, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 21 Comments Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis

Mysterious flares For me, a Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis was a very long process. From the teen years on, sudden painful flares attacked my hands, feet, hips, and shoulders – only I had no idea they were called flares. The whole process seemed rather comical, like a scene from a Dick Van Dyke episode: healthy girl falls down...Continue reading 21 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain

April 1, 2010May 17, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 71 Comments Pain Tolerance / RA Stoicism, Rheumatoid arthritis pain

Quiet & Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain usually does not bring me to tears. I just get more quiet. More pain; more quiet. When I was getting ready to have my first child, I prepared myself saying, “I can do anything for a day.” Of course, I was pretty frustrated when labor pain actually lasted three days. But I...Continue reading 71 Comments » Read more

Courses of Rheumatoid Arthritis

March 30, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 44 Comments Rheumatoid arthritis remission, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

Are there distinct courses of Rheumatoid Arthritis for RA patients? We talk so often of what we have in common. Let’s think about our differences for a moment. One of my very first blog posts was about the four courses of Rheumatoid Arthritis. It’s like a fact of life with RA: we are not all the...Continue reading 44 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Natural Treatment: The Beachcomber Article

March 29, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 31 Comments Rheum Disease in the Media, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Rheumatoid Arthritis natural cure

AF members react to the natural treatment cover story Jane posted a link on our Facebook page a couple of weeks ago to a blog on the Arthritis Foundation forum by Jay. It was about the “Beachcomber” cover story to this month’s Arthritis Today, the magazine of the Arthritis Foundation. Beneath the cover story, there was...Continue reading 31 Comments » Read more