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Be Heard via the RPF’s Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Survey

Kelly O'Neill 26 Comments ,
Rheumatoid Patient Foundation brings you its 1st Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Survey The Rheumatoid Patient Foundation (RPF) exists to serve people with RA. Although there have been numerous organizations existing over the years for other rheumatological conditions (such as Sjogren’s syndrome or Fibromyalgia syndrome) and other autoimmune arthritis-type diseases (such as Lupus or Ankylosing Spondylitis), the Rheumatoid...Continue reading      26 Comments » Read more

Will the Next Frontier Be Rituxan?

Kelly O'Neill 51 Comments , ,
I spent a couple of hours tonight searching for a Rituxan blog post I wrote a couple of weeks ago. Finally, I figured out there’s only one way to make it come out of hiding – write it over again. (Murphy always lurks, but we can outsmart him.) Working my way toward Rituxan You know that life...Continue reading      51 Comments » Read more

Hear My RA Interview on KISS FM! Plus Updates & Coupons

Kelly O'Neill 41 Comments , , ,
Over the last two weeks, I haven’t been able to write very much because of 2 roadblocks: Do you have RA in your shoulder? Lately, I’ve just cried and lay with heat or ice on mine. Some days, I couldn’t lift it forward from my side even an inch, no matter how hard I tried. At least this...Continue reading      41 Comments » Read more

Joint Effort of Rheum Patients Will Outshine Progressing RA

Kelly O'Neill 21 Comments , ,
Tonight I heard one of the countless diabetes ads. “Are you still using a violent syringe? Buy our flexpen syringe...” Huh? They said it again, only this time I realized it was “vial and syringe.” Funny how we can hear things in a certain way – like the word progress, which can be pronounced two...Continue reading      21 Comments » Read more

Without e-Patient Input, an ER Experience Can Be Empty

Kelly O'Neill 52 Comments , ,
Things that patients know about their health and the wealth of information they find online make input from patients valuable and meaningful. These patients are called e-patients. An e-patient acronym: Expand Participation by Allowing The Input of Evidence Not in Textbooks Hopefully, you didn’t miss the exciting news for rheumatology e-patients acknowledging that by “pooling our knowledge and...Continue reading      52 Comments » Read more

Positive Signs for Rheum Patient Activism

Kelly O'Neill 4 Comments , , ,
Seeing is believing: rheum patient activism Last Friday, a meeting of the Emirates Society for Rheumatology (ESR) in Abu Dhabi heard a presentation from Katrina Thornley who has had Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA) for 27 years (since age 2). Dr. Mustafa Al Maini, President of the ESR, comparable to our ACR (American College of Rheumatology), called...Continue reading      4 Comments » Read more

Elephant Jokes for a Happy Two Year Birthday RA Warrior

Kelly O'Neill 17 Comments , ,
One reason I love elephants is they remind me of my goal: To become extremely old and gray and much wrinkled, like a good elephant. As you read this, I’m hopefully finding a rheumatologist to help me do that. Elephant jokes to celebrate. Why don’t African elephants like to play cards? Because of all the cheetahs. It wasn’t much...Continue reading      17 Comments » Read more
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