Kelly O'Neill, Author at Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior

Rheumatoid Arthritis Blog Birthday

May 30, 2020 Kelly O'Neill 8 Comments Communicating about RA, Inspiration for living with RA

Birth of a rheumatoid arthritis blog This month the RA Warrior website—and blog—began its 12th year. In 2008, I dreamed of building a rheumatoid arthritis blog and website to bring better answers to people with RA that I’d already begun to know and love—and many thousands I was yet to meet. On May 17, 2009, I...Continue reading 8 Comments » Read more

Reducing Stress with Rheumatoid Arthritis

May 22, 2020 Kelly O'Neill Make a Comment Comprehensive RA Care, Living with chronic illness like RA

Reducing stress with RA is important Living with rheumatoid disease is tough. Almost always, it “progresses,” which means gets worse. Meanwhile it tends to make almost everything harder to do—even things we love to do! Like the old saying goes, it’s “not for the faint of heart.” Warriors like us don’t just live with this disease—we fight...Continue reading Make a Comment » Read more

What RA Is Like Really

May 18, 2020 Kelly O'Neill Make a Comment Communicating about RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

Trying to describe what RA is like—really Shock and awe—things I felt as I learned first hand what RA is really like. Fourteen years later, I've taken thousands of pictures and written over 1000 articles, but I still can't easily show someone what RA is like. When RA or our medicines are in the news (some...Continue reading Make a Comment » Read more

Tips for Parenting with RA

May 15, 2020 Kelly O'Neill 2 Comments Parenting with RA, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Parenting with RA is something many people are spending more time on with the school closures from COVID-19. As a mom of five, I know how different things have been since my disease became full blown 14 years ago. If you've been reading RA Warrior the last 11 years (that's right—it's almost year 12!), you...Continue reading 2 Comments » Read more

Hydroxychloroquine Uses: 10 Facts

April 15, 2020 Kelly O'Neill 4 Comments Autoimmune diseases, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment

This is my second article addressing the current COVID-19 crisis. You’ll also want to read and share 10 Facts: Coronavirus & Autoimmune Disease. Today we explore the medication crisis being created by the epidemic. I have followed most of these facts as they unfolded in news reports and on Twitter, but I’ve tried to document...Continue reading 4 Comments » Read more

10 Facts: Coronavirus & Autoimmune Disease

March 21, 2020April 14, 2020 Kelly O'Neill 9 Comments Autoimmune diseases, Living with chronic illness like RA

What about coronavirus and autoimmune disease? If you are actually sick with coronavirus and have an autoimmune disease, please call your doctor and follow her / his advice about whether to continue your usual medications and whether you need specific medical care. Part of the reason that there is no cure yet for diseases like rheumatoid...Continue reading 9 Comments » Read more