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Position of Privilege

January 18, 2016October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 11 Comments Courage & living with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

Is optimism a position of privilege? On my long list of articles I need to finish has been a response to a comment by Alder about position of privilege in response to the Self-definition Fairy. “I keep revisiting this post. I have to say – you have to be in a position of great privilege to look...Continue reading 11 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Mortality

January 15, 2016October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 18 Comments Death and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid Arthritis mortality: 40% increased risk Investigators at Harvard’s Brigham and Women’s Hospital (BWH) recently found Rheumatoid arthritis mortality to be significantly increased. A 40 percent greater overall risk of death, especially death due to respiratory or cardiovascular causes, is discussed in BWH’s recent press release, Rheumatoid arthritis linked to increased risk of death, which describes...Continue reading 18 Comments » Read more

Is Prednisone Over-Prescribed?

January 12, 2016October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 28 Comments Prednisone and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment

Reading the headlines you may wonder: is prednisone over-prescribed? Sensational headlines are not new. But I did a double take when I read Steroid Over-Prescribing Persists in RA. My natural reaction is to defend patients: “Steroid overuse? Who would take steroids unnecessarily? This is just another side effect of pharma ads leading the public to believe RA...Continue reading 28 Comments » Read more

How to Live Like a Warrior: 3 Lessons

January 6, 2016October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 24 Comments Inspiration for living with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

Kelly, you want to tell me how to live like a warrior, really… When I can’t get anything done from fatigue or pain? When medications have failed me? When I feel like the disease is trying to taking over? When my spouse or my friends misunderstand? When I can’t work any more and I can’t make ends meet? Recent readers have...Continue reading 24 Comments » Read more

10 More Rheumatoid Arthritis Facts I Learned the Hard Way

December 28, 2015October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 39 Comments Encouragement for living with RA, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Must-know rheumatoid disease / rheumatoid arthritis facts One of the most popular articles on RA Warrior discusses 10 Essential Facts About Rheumatoid Arthritis No Doctor Ever Told Me. Those first 10 rheumatoid arthritis facts are still very important. However, this disease keeps teaching us over time, doesn’t it? No one who is not living with rheumatoid disease...Continue reading 39 Comments » Read more

Steroid Injections for Rheumatoid Arthritis: 5 Questions

December 23, 2015October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 14 Comments Prednisone and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment

1. Why steroid injections for rheumatoid arthritis / disease? When joints are persistently inflamed, despite whatever therapies or systemic treatments are used, steroid injections for rheumatoid arthritis have been helpful for many people with rheumatoid disease / arthritis (PRD). For example, my wrist and back of hand joints have been swollen since I had to drive several...Continue reading 14 Comments » Read more

21 Gifts for People with Rheumatoid Arthritis

December 12, 2015October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 9 Comments Rheumatoid arthritis support, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Special gifts for people with rheumatoid arthritis / rheumatoid disease - UPDATED People asked me for years to publish a gift guide for people with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) / disease (RD). The past few months I thought about what the best gifts for people with rheumatoid arthritis are anyway. We appreciate the same loving gifts as...Continue reading 9 Comments » Read more