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Rheumatoid Patient Foundation Needs Your Help

September 30, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 31 Comments Rheumatoid Patient Foundation

I was glad when it started raining today – it’s proper to rain when you cry. The Digital Patients’ Bill of Rights Things are happening fast. The E-Patient Connections conference was fantastic. The day before, I participated in the Digital Patients’ Bill of Rights meeting. I haven’t written about it yet, but you can read about...Continue reading 31 Comments » Read more

The Path of Mercy in Medicine: A Tale of Two Doctors

September 28, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 12 Comments e-patient, Patient advocacy, Talking to doctors

Physicians enjoy a unique position in our society with unique opportunities to make a difference in others’ lives. With that powerful role, they can choose between a path of mercy and a path of nonchalance. They can be a tool in the hands of God or they can just be a tool. There was the woman...Continue reading 12 Comments » Read more

Living with (RA) Rheum Disease Is Already Multitasking

September 26, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 18 Comments Communicating about RA, Living with chronic illness like RA, Patient advocacy

Where have you been girl? As this post goes up, I’m in a chair with an IV getting my second Rituxan IV infusion. It’s hard to write about myself, but I really need to keep you informed about what’s going on. Couldn’t someone else report about it for me? None of my kids were willing to...Continue reading 18 Comments » Read more

Can We Find Similarities with Rheumatoid Arthritis?

September 9, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 53 Comments Communicating about RA, Professional patient

Very often with Rheumatoid Arthritis, we emphasize our differences. It helps the newly diagnosed to get over the shock of living with a new symptom every day. It helps explain a fickle disease that is quite unreasonable and undemocratic in its attacks. But what about our similarities? Common threads and similarities in Rheumatoid Arthritis As Bob...Continue reading 53 Comments » Read more

RA News Headlines, Vol. 6: Ibuprofen for Pain, Orencia Shots, New RA test, RA Inflammation Increases CV Risk

September 7, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 8 Comments Orencia (abatacept), Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis and heart

4 Big Headlines for RA News 1) Ibuprofen beats acetaminophen & a combination of both in knee pain Thanks to Dr. Kirsch for Tweeting this fantastic editorial about an arthritis pain relief study in the Annals of Rheumatic Diseases last week. The column highlights data in a new long-term study of the two most popular over-the-counter pain...Continue reading 8 Comments » Read more

Will Venus Williams’ Sjögren’s Syndrome Help RA?

September 2, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 29 Comments Celebrities and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Communicating about RA, Sjogren's syndrome

We had an interesting conversation on Facebook yesterday about the Venus Williams' Sjögren’s syndrome diagnosis (actually 5 of them by day’s end). Some were wondering whether the diagnosis of another famous person with an autoimmune (AI) disease will help bring awareness for RA. Probably not. Why not? Celebrities have been diagnosed with RA (and PsA) and...Continue reading 29 Comments » Read more

Response to An Identity Crisis for RA by Dr. R. Franklin Adams

August 31, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 55 Comments American College of Rheumatology, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation

Recently, I read an article in The Rheumatologist (preceding a new PR campaign by the American College of Rheumatology), “An Identity Crisis for RA: A few suggestions to bring rheumatic disease the recognition and respect it deserves.” I strongly recommend that you read the article since I cannot quote it entirely here. It was written...Continue reading 55 Comments » Read more