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Communication and Inspiration

Hey Superman! Does Accepting Limitations Make Us Weaker?

Kelly Young 17 Comments , ,
Katie Beth and I got in Monday night from a weekend with other warriors in Houston where I was able to speak about being an empowered patient. That immediately followed an e-Patient Boot Camp talk in Orlando with e-Patient Dave. Preparations and traveling drain so much time and energy that I haven’t been able to...Continue reading      17 Comments » Read more

A Doctor-Patient Covenant: Medicine’s Future Found In Its Past

Kelly Young 16 Comments , ,
The following article was written by David Biundo to his friends and fellow patients. The message came from a conversation he had with his doctor. I hope you’ll find it inspiring and enlightening as I do. The challenge of being believed One of the challenges that many patients with chronic illness face, is the treatment they receive...Continue reading      16 Comments » Read more

Letting Fumbles Strengthen the Heart

Kelly Young 28 Comments , ,
Like most people, I was always proud of what I could juggle and how many balls I could keep in the air at once, while making it look easy. Most of us also know that living with Rheumatoid disease changes that. One by one, I’ve had to put down things I’d rather have continued. I remember...Continue reading      28 Comments » Read more

The Mouse in My Pocket: We Are Not All Alone

Kelly Young 31 Comments ,
RA can be Isolating. Even with loved ones, we might feel lonely because they don’t know what we’re going through. Our friends can’t visualize the ice-pick that’s stabbing us or appreciate what it’s like to move around in cookie dough all the time. Being alone is not all bad, but feeling cut-off sucks Being alone can be...Continue reading      31 Comments » Read more

Is That Your Final Answer? …or Replying to Misconceptions

Kelly Young 98 Comments , ,
A day filled with misconceptions about Rheumatoid Arthritis / Disease I wrote this post weeks ago when it had just happened. I imagined responses that to misconceptions about rheumatoid arthritis are usually held back in polite conversation. Am I the only one who does that? What if it were a game show… It was a day filled...Continue reading      98 Comments » Read more

The Path of Mercy in Medicine: A Tale of Two Doctors

Kelly Young 12 Comments , ,
Physicians enjoy a unique position in our society with unique opportunities to make a difference in others’ lives. With that powerful role, they can choose between a path of mercy and a path of nonchalance. They can be a tool in the hands of God or they can just be a tool. There was the woman...Continue reading      12 Comments » Read more

Will Venus Williams’ Sjögren’s Syndrome Help RA?

Kelly Young 29 Comments , ,
We had an interesting conversation on Facebook yesterday about the Venus Williams' Sjögren’s syndrome diagnosis (actually 5 of them by day’s end). Some were wondering whether the diagnosis of another famous person with an autoimmune (AI) disease will help bring awareness for RA. Probably not. Why not? Celebrities have been diagnosed with RA (and PsA) and...Continue reading      29 Comments » Read more

Do Doctors Need to Love Patients?

Kelly Young 20 Comments , ,
The most admired leaders of our country have been the ones who trusted us, valued us, and actually loved us. President Reagan called America a “shining city upon a hill,” a biblical reference to the country’s position of service to the world; and in his final goodbye letter he reminded us that it is still...Continue reading      20 Comments » Read more

“Fine Thanks, and You?” and 5 More Stupid Things I Say

Kelly Young 68 Comments , ,
1) “Do you want your rubber duck?” The favorite rubber duck has a squeaker which lets water in. Squeezing the water out of that duck brings severe hand pain. Not quite as much as the softer Thomas squeaker toys. (And water also hides in the duck so it has to be squeezed for two days.) 2) “I...Continue reading      68 Comments » Read more

My Dear Friend Renoir: a Poem on Life with RA

Kelly Young 7 Comments ,
This poem is one reader’s sentiment about fighting Rheumatoid Arthritis after the model of Renoir. by Eveira Prados What a shame I felt and I still feel, When the contemplation of quitting invaded my mind. Thoughts that keep telling me, “What a mess!” “Is this real?” “How am I going to survive?” I took the liberty to write to you this humble letter, My...Continue reading      7 Comments » Read more

RA is Tricksy: Wandering by The Two Towers

Kelly Young 28 Comments , ,
I hope you enjoy this little guest post from Dana. Her imagination wanders in a way that’s similar to some other fun trips we’ve taken with Goldilocks, the Princess and the Pea, and others. Please visit Dana’s blog; she’s been a great ally to our effort here for a long time and significant voice of...Continue reading      28 Comments » Read more
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