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Possible Rheumatoid Arthritis

March 6, 2019March 7, 2019 Kelly Young 3 Comments Inspiration for living with RA, Preclinical RA

Our family’s testing for possible rheumatoid arthritis This article is part 2 to RA Runs in Families. My daughters and my friend’s family members were being tested for possible rheumatoid arthritis. The imaware™ at-home RA test checks for three antibodies that occur with RA / RD and asks other questions related to RA diagnosis. When the RA test reports are ready,...Continue reading 3 Comments » Read more

10 Ways I Know RA Is Not Your Fault

November 19, 2017May 13, 2018 Kelly Young 14 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms

RA is not your fault If you can’t avoid RA, then RA is not your fault… Media articles about rheumatoid disease (RD) / rheumatoid arthritis (RA) often imply that there are things people can do to either avoid getting the disease or to lower disease activity. Most of them present helpful tips to alleviate RA. From hand...Continue reading 14 Comments » Read more

Lessons in 8 Quotes from Doctor Strange

March 20, 2017May 13, 2018 Kelly Young 4 Comments Courage & living with RA, Inspiration for living with RA, Movie review

Quotes from Doctor Strange, fitting for RD Recently I took my son Roo to see the 2016 Walt Disney movie Doctor Strange. Based on the Marvel Comics superhero, Doctor Stephen Strange is an uber-arrogant neurosurgeon who is psychologically crushed by losing the use of his hands in a horrific car accident. His journey to physical and...Continue reading 4 Comments » Read more

RA Can’t Be That Bad – 5 Lies and 5 Replies

March 9, 2017May 13, 2018 Kelly Young 36 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Ever heard RA can’t be that bad? Have you ever heard anyone say that RA can’t be that bad? Or more likely, is there ever a day when someone does not hear that RA can’t be that bad? Almost every day someone let’s me know they can tell I’m exaggerating how disabled I am, how bad...Continue reading 36 Comments » Read more

Making Lemonade When You Want Latte

February 23, 2017May 13, 2018 Kelly Young 7 Comments Inspiration for living with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

Does making lemonade make it all better? When I first started my blog on Google’s Blogger website, the profile page required people to describe themselves with whatever question that popped up. The question I got was “What is your super power?” I answered “Making lemonade.” It seemed like rheumatoid disease (RD) was like every other trouble that...Continue reading 7 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Petition

February 2, 2017May 13, 2018 Kelly Young 4 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation

How we got to a rheumatoid arthritis petition When I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) in 2006, I didn’t know anyone who had the disease. In a moment, my whole life changed. I had no idea what was going on or what was in store for me. I did not know what I should do...Continue reading 4 Comments » Read more

Book review of The Status Update by Sonia J. Buck

The Status Update, Book Review

October 24, 2016May 13, 2018 Kelly Young 4 Comments Book review, Living with chronic illness like RA

The Status Update I read The Status Update by Sonia J. Buck on my iPad recently. Did you know you could read a Kindle book on just about any device? You can bookmark, highlight, and make notes. And I did. Most of my notes on The Status Update concern portions where I noticed insider knowledge about rheumatoid...Continue reading 4 Comments » Read more

Just Do What You Can Do

July 26, 2016May 13, 2018 Kelly Young 12 Comments Inspiration for living with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

Can you be satisfied with “do what you can”? “Just like magic, I’ll be flying free. I’mma disappear when they come for me”* All of my life I’ve been a "do what you can," as-much-as-you-can soul. I never fancied disappearing because I wanted to make a positive impact and I thrive on making a difference. That’s my name...Continue reading 12 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Awareness Day Blog Carnival 2016

February 8, 2016May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 7 Comments Blog carnival, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Welcome to the Rheumatoid Awareness Day Blog Carnival This Rheumatoid Awareness Day Blog Carnival is in coordination with the Rheumatoid Awareness Day Blog Challenge by the Rheumatoid Patient Foundation. Many websites and blogs participated in RAD and published about #theRealRD facts. If you’ve published a post for RAD that’s not included here, you can leave your...Continue reading 7 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Awareness Day 2016

February 2, 2016May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 9 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation

February 2, 2016 is the fourth annual Rheumatoid Awareness Day. Happy Rheumatoid Awareness Day 2016 The theme for Rheumatoid Awareness Day 2016 is the real rheumatoid disease, abbreviated with the hashtag #TheRealRD. Seven facts illuminate the stark differences between the media version of rheumatoid arthritis and the rheumatoid disease that’s experienced by so many. Sharing these 7...Continue reading 9 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Pin

January 28, 2016May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 5 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Rheumatoid Disease (RD) better name for RA

The 1st Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness pin is here! We finally have a Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness pin / Rheumatoid Disease pin to wear. The digital version has been very popular over the past few years, but many asked me to get them a “real” pin. It’s been a long road to get this just right, but I’m so happy...Continue reading 5 Comments » Read more

Position of Privilege

January 18, 2016May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 11 Comments Courage & living with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

Is optimism a position of privilege? On my long list of articles I need to finish has been a response to a comment by Alder about position of privilege in response to the Self-definition Fairy. “I keep revisiting this post. I have to say – you have to be in a position of great privilege to look...Continue reading 11 Comments » Read more

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