Living with RA / Managing RA Archives | Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior

Living with RA / Managing RA

Reduce Stress with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Reducing Stress with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly O'Neill Make a Comment ,
Reducing stress with RA is important Living with rheumatoid disease is tough. Almost always, it “progresses,” which means gets worse. Meanwhile it tends to make almost everything harder to do—even things we love to do! Like the old saying goes, it’s “not for the faint of heart.” Warriors like us don’t just live with this disease—we fight...Continue reading      Make a Comment » Read more
#Alonetogether Hashtag

#AloneTogether Hashtag

Kelly O'Neill 4 Comments ,
Realizing everyone else is #AloneTogether too My eyes filled with tears as I noticed the current hashtags on Instagram a couple weeks ago. Hashtags are the butt of many jokes, but we can’t deny they’re a shortcut to a longer story. After all, I did start the hashtag #rheum back in the hashtag heyday, in order...Continue reading      4 Comments » Read more
Coronavirus and Autoimmune Disease

10 Facts: Coronavirus & Autoimmune Disease

Kelly O'Neill 9 Comments ,
What about coronavirus and autoimmune disease? If you are actually sick with coronavirus and have an autoimmune disease, please call your doctor and follow her / his advice about whether to continue your usual medications and whether you need specific medical care. Part of the reason that there is no cure yet for diseases like rheumatoid...Continue reading      9 Comments » Read more
strengthen relationships with RA

Ways to Strengthen Relationships with RA

Kelly O'Neill 3 Comments ,
Strategies to strengthen relationships with rheumatoid arthritis Over the past decade, readers have commented and emailed me many times about their relationships with rheumatoid arthritis. Both relationships with significant others and with other family members, as well as friendships can be strained by the effects of RA. We’ve often talked about how others have trouble understanding...Continue reading      3 Comments » Read more
Early RA diagnosis

Early RA Diagnosis: Renovate the #rheum

Kelly O'Neill 7 Comments ,
Victory: early RA diagnosis for a friend This past week I was actually excited about my friend Paige’s early RA diagnosis. Let me say that a better way—I was excited that her rheumatoid disease was recognized so she could start being treated. After listening carefully to Paige and looking at pictures of her swollen fingers, I knew she had RA /...Continue reading      7 Comments » Read more
“imaware™
    Advertisement

Would You Like Free Email Updates?

Stay in touch with RA Warrior.

We respect your privacy. Your email address will never be shared.