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A Summer Read for Rheumatoid Arthritis Warriors! part 3

Kelly O'Neill 25 Comments , ,
American History story about character and disability, part 3 A few years ago, I took my little home school on a field trip. We spent a day at Arlington National Cemetery. And the next day, we traveled to Gettysburg to stay with my daughter’s godmother. In preparation for the trip, I read a few Lee biographies....Continue reading      25 Comments » Read more

Summer Read for Rheumatoid Arthritis Warriors, part 2

Kelly O'Neill 10 Comments , ,
If you missed it, read part one our RA Warrior mystery story—click here. An American history mystery, continued... The lady aristocrat who was raised in such privilege was Ann Hill Carter, granddaughter of the colonial magnate of Virginia “King Carter.” The washed up soldier she married was Henry “Lighthorse Harry” Lee of Revolutionary War fame. Their fifth...Continue reading      10 Comments » Read more
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A Summer Read for Rheumatoid Arthritis Warriors!

Kelly O'Neill 10 Comments , , ,
American history story about character and disability, part 1 Once upon a time there was a beautiful heiress. Her name was Ann. To the consternation of Ann’s father, she married a poor widower who had once been a soldier. However, the dashing soldier also had aristocratic roots. In fact, he later became the governor of his...Continue reading      10 Comments » Read more
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It’s Ok to Laugh if You Have Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly O'Neill 21 Comments ,
Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis can still be funny. Funny things happen every day. I can laugh at almost anything. It just takes a certain perspective. Sometimes my son Tiger doesn’t appreciate my joking so much about the RA. If I make a funny comment about how bad it is, he might look at me pleadingly and say,...Continue reading      21 Comments » Read more

Poem by Friend of Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior

Kelly O'Neill 2 Comments , ,
Counting the Ways Rheumatoid Arthritis Affects My Life... I am so glad to bring you this treat, a poem written by Rissa. She has Palindromic Rheumatism, a form of RA, which you will read more about here on Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior. I love the way she gives so many details of life with Rheumatoid Arthritis in so...Continue reading      2 Comments » Read more

Hope Is Like Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy in a Spray Can

Kelly O'Neill 7 Comments ,
Hope, the noun, is like oxygen. Hope, the verb, is like breathing. Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis requires hope. Of course, we hope for a cure. We hope that the medicine will work. We hope the doctor will listen. We hope that the insurance covers our tests. We hope people will understand when we can’t do what...Continue reading      7 Comments » Read more

Empathy for Rheumatoid Arthritis Support

Kelly O'Neill 3 Comments , ,
  Empathy for Rheumatoid Arthritis: Zero to 60 in 15 Seconds Wouldn't it be great if someone could understand how we're doing and have empathy for rheumatoid arthritis? Imagine describing how RA makes you feel in 15 seconds flat. We lament the fact that there is a wide world out there that just “doesn’t get it.” My own world is the...Continue reading      3 Comments » Read more
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