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Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis: Transparency and the Wall

May 20, 2009September 2, 2020 Kelly O'Neill 11 Comments Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Rheumatoid arthritis disability, Transparency & living with RA

Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis with friends This post is an answer to my dear friend from Oz: She writes about wondering why, as a woman managing Rheumatoid Arthritis, I am usually so private about my health issues. She also praises me for "coming out" to write this blog. She wonders whether I had to overcome "false pride" as she did. Wow....Continue reading 11 Comments » Read more

Be Your Own Counselor with Rheumatoid Arthritis

May 19, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 17 Comments Emotions and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Encouragement for living with RA, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Fighting the Depression of Rheumatoid Arthritis It is great to have a friend. And sometimes professional counsel is necessary. But today I was thinking of some ways that we can fight the blues and be our own therapist. Here are some ideas that I tried not to let get away... 1) Take Natural Medicine No, the really natural kind:...Continue reading 17 Comments » Read more

RA left my glass half-full: Changing Rheumatoid Arthritis Medicines

May 18, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 8 Comments Enbrel, Humira, Professional patient, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment

I knew the glass was half-full from RA. Two months ago, I could do about half of what I could do before RA. The doctors kept saying my Rheumatoid Arthritis should be getting even better. I really wanted that, too. The doses of my RA medications were as high as they could go: Humira weekly (that's a...Continue reading 8 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis can make you patient

May 17, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 10 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Patience & living with RA

Hating Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis is this mean and evil disease. But you can't hate it because hate only tears up the hater. Hate never hurts the target, so I learned a long time ago that forgiveness is the healthiest way to live. However, forgiving RA doesn't make it go away... There is no cure for Rheumatoid...Continue reading 10 Comments » Read more