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Where in the world is Kelly Young?

November 1, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 21 Comments Patient advocacy, Professional patient

My blog today is a list. I’ll type as fast as I can – how fast can you read? Haha. It just that it feels like I’m in some kind of a time warp. It seems like the last year was month long. And the last month was 3 days. Will the world please slow...Continue reading 21 Comments » Read more

New Greece Shoe Policy for Diabetics Favors Amputation

October 29, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 25 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA

When she picked me up from the airport recently, Katie Beth shared a shocking story she’d just heard on the news about diabetes patients in Greece receiving foot amputations instead of special shoes. Here’s how the diabetes shoe-story was reported in Keep Talking Greece: “If this isn’t an incredible story, I don’t know what it is!...Continue reading 25 Comments » Read more

Win a Hoodie in the Newsletter Contest!

October 28, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 9 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

NOTE: THIS CONTEST ENDED. CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE NEW WARRIOR STORE! Hang in there: there’s a point to this contest! Last spring, RA Warrior held a contest which promoted the idea that we are warriors fighting a disease. I designed an avatar modeled after Wonder Woman to use to enter the drawing. We had hundreds...Continue reading 9 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Genetic Discoveries

October 26, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 24 Comments Genetics and RA, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

I got a link to a short interview called GeneTalk with 23andMe: Rheumatoid Arthritis with a key researcher on RA and genetics. Even though it was just an overview, the topics were fascinating. Free sign up may be required to read the full article, but I’ll quote it directly here. Are there genes that bring a...Continue reading 24 Comments » Read more

Do Doctors Surprise Patients with Surgical Procedures?

October 25, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 34 Comments Professional patient, Rheumatoid arthritis complications, Talking to doctors

Some surprises are routine Last month, I read a blog entitled “Patient-Centered Care Should Minimize Post-Surgical Surprises” by Jessie Gruman. Her article haunted me; I contemplated how I might guess what the right questions are to ask to avoid medical surprises. Actually, it seemed from her post that it might not matter too much whether I...Continue reading 34 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Factsheets for Printing!

October 22, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 12 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

This is something people have asked me to do for a long time. I’ve created these two pdf factsheets about RA for our readers to print! Rheumatoid Arthritis factsheet about the RA Warrior You can print this factsheet when you want to tell others about this website and our community here. All you have to do is...Continue reading 12 Comments » Read more

The Goal with RA Is Not Perfection: Don’t Give Up the Things You Love!

October 21, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 29 Comments Doing Projects with RA, Encouragement for living with RA, Guest post on RA Warrior

As I’ve said, I get wonderful notes every day. It’s definitely one of my favorite parts of this blog. Recently, I shared with you some comments that were especially encouraging for all of us. Today, I’d like to share an email. Carolyn wrote to share how she has adapted to be able to continue her...Continue reading 29 Comments » Read more