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Rheumatoid Arthritis Tips Book review

Rheumatoid Arthritis Tips Book Review

Kelly Young 11 Comments ,
(UPDATED) Book review: 250 Tips for Making Life With Arthritis Easier Sounds like an amazing book. Every person with RA needs a good Rheumatoid Arthritis tips book. But actually, if you are an efficient homemaker, you may have heard some of them before – like cooking extra food and freezing the leftovers; and getting family members to participate in...Continue reading      11 Comments » Read more
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Professional Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient: RA Warrior on the Road

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A Window into the Life of a Professional Patient Tuesday morning I watched my clock tick up to the alarm time of 6 a.m. I hated to get out of bed early. It is my comfortable place. In years past, I eagerly shot up at that hour regularly to garden. But no longer. These days, I don’t...Continue reading      2 Comments » Read more
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Pyramid Approach to Rheumatoid Arthritis Trashed

Kelly Young 30 Comments ,
RA treatment: Pyramid v. Surge OOPS! If you’ve read many books or articles on the treatment of Rheumatoid Arthritis, you may have heard of the treatment pyramid. During past decades, this was the general treatment plan for all RA patients (regardless of disease course type). Here’s a brief summary of what is was like to climb the...Continue reading      30 Comments » Read more
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Can Rheumatoid Arthritis Kill You?

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Rheumatoid Arthritis is a serious illness This post is a response to what I've heard so many times about RA: “At least it’s nothing serious.” Well, some things about Rheumatoid Arthritis are downright serious. So, a warning to my readers that I am utterly serious today. For once, I have found something that is not a joking...Continue reading      126 Comments » Read more

The Invisible World of Rheumatoid Arthritis Speaks

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Bonus: What is gray and lights up? An electric elephant. Rheumatoid Arthritis Voices raised Aren’t you amazed at the explosion of online activity related to Rheumatoid Arthritis? Of course the spammers have caught on to that. But there's real RA blogs too. You can hear fresh energy and hearing new voices all the time. Our movement is not unified by any organization....Continue reading      19 Comments » Read more
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The Use It or Lose It Approach to Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

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Does Use It or Lose It Work for living with RA? Gee, I hope you won’t mind another beach story. Here is a different view of the same beach. Right about the time I was finally diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, I got a call from a friend who was coming to the coast for a vacation. “Bring...Continue reading      29 Comments » Read more

The Shifting Sand of Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 25 Comments ,
Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis  is constantly shifting sand The other day, I took my kids to the beach. Well, they kinda take me now, really. I just drive. It’s always good for a perspective boost. Look out at that horizon and realize that your problems are small – and that the world is a beautiful gift to...Continue reading      25 Comments » Read more

Preventative First Aid for Rheumatoid Arthritis / Autoimmune Disease

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Many Rheumatoid Arthritis /Autoimmune disease medicines are immuno-suppressant That means that Rheumatoid Arthritis medicines work by reducing immune cells or impairing the function of certain types to immune cells. While this usually helps to reduce RA symptoms, it leaves the RA patient with lowered ability to combat invading bacteria. There are several steps that can be taken to reduce...Continue reading      25 Comments » Read more

Baloney About Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 42 Comments ,
[caption id="attachment_361" align="aligncenter" width="478"] Here's what I think when I watch some advertisements for arthritis medications.[/caption] Advertisements for rheumatoid arthritis are baloney “Baloney,” I muttered to myself the first time I saw advertisements for rheumatoid arthritis medicines. My jaw would have dropped – if I could have opened it. Who am I kidding? If I could have, I...Continue reading      42 Comments » Read more

Hope Is Like Rheumatoid Arthritis Therapy in a Spray Can

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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

Rheumatoid Arthritis Help with Bags and Books

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How Rheumatoid Arthritis Creates Makeovers and Bag Ladies A before RA and after RA story This is a before and after story about some ladies with bags. But it’s not Extreme Makeover. It’s before and after RA. Before RA, I never accepted help from the baggers at the grocery store. I didn’t need help. (Maybe my mom read...Continue reading      31 Comments » Read more
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