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What Is it Like to Live with Rheumatoid Arthritis? Part 3: Communication Failure

February 8, 2010May 16, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 54 Comments Communicating about RA, Pain Tolerance / RA Stoicism, Transparency & living with RA, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

I’ve failed. I’ve been writing about Rheumatoid Arthritis for a year and I have not been able to explain exactly what it is like to live with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Sometimes, I think that I need to say it louder or use bolder print or stronger adjectives. One problem is that I try to be nice....Continue reading 54 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Is Not Our Only Pain

February 5, 2010May 16, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 48 Comments History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheum Disease in the Media, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Compared to RA, pain in the necks like these should be easy to cure Rheumatoid Arthritis pain can be aggravating. However, something has been just as aggravating lately. It’s the pain on my head from banging it against this wall of ignorance. Almost every day I read some preposterous statement about RA or RA pain reported...Continue reading 48 Comments » Read more

Tackling Rheumatoid Arthritis Sleep Problems

February 3, 2010May 16, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 56 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis sleep, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

The irony of Rheumatoid Arthritis sleep issues Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients need quantity and quality sleep to in order to fight debilitating pain and fatigue. Rest is one of the only things that can enable those living with RA to function in a somewhat normal manner. In my opinion, it is second in importance only to...Continue reading 56 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Sleep Issues

February 2, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 50 Comments Rheumatoid arthritis fatigue, Rheumatoid Arthritis sleep

If you have RA, sleep is a big deal Johns Hopkins’ Rheumatoid Arthritis treatment information page says Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) patients “often need over ten hours of sleep a night, or eight hours a night and a two-hour nap during the day.” (Gee, do you think so?) Seriously, there’s plenty of evidence that RA fatigue and...Continue reading 50 Comments » Read more

Encountering Signs of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Modern Princess and the Pea

February 1, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 29 Comments Humor with RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis sleep

A modern princess and the pea We were talking about featherbeds the other day and I recalled the fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea. My imagination wandered into a modern princess and the pea... A woman was traveling across the country to visit her son for a holiday. It was a long drive, so she planned to...Continue reading 29 Comments » Read more

“25 Years in Arthritis” – an Article on Rheumatoid Arthritis by ABC News

January 29, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 45 Comments Communicating about RA, Rheum Disease in the Media, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Woman's Day problem

The RA Public Relations war Last week, ABC News’ RA article “25 Years in Arthritis: New Treatments, New Hope” came across my screen. I’m always looking to see how the media presents Rheumatoid Arthritis. Is it a chronic incurable disease? Or is it a minor annoyance best treated by exercise and a good attitude, as was...Continue reading 45 Comments » Read more