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Living with RA / Managing RA

How Do You Keep the Disease from Taking Over?

Kelly Young 68 Comments ,
Last month, I wrote about the Pursuit of Happyness, with Rheumatoid disease – I love how Chris Gardner (Will Smith) sincerely perseveres through increasing adversities until he reaches the part of his life called “happiness.” How do you pursue your life and your goals when Rheumatoid disease just doesn’t play fair? It can be relentless....Continue reading      68 Comments » Read more

The Pursuit of Happyness When Part of Your Life Is Called Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 24 Comments , ,
Waiting to start a new treatment, the past few weeks, I’ve had a crazy idea. If the treatment works, I might “forget” how it was. So maybe I should do something I’ve never done: take an inventory. A couple years ago, a patient commented that she does a brief inventory of her joints with her...Continue reading      24 Comments » Read more

Sensational Headlines on Rheumatoid Arthritis & Exercise, Round 6

Kelly Young 87 Comments , ,
I got an email recently from a rheumatology magazine with a sensational headline about “exercise and Rheumatoid Arthritis.” The article linked to is a year old, but some of our doctors read these emails. And the public also gets confused by ridiculous headlines like “Nearly Half of RA Patients Are Sedentary. Here's Why.” So, we’ll...Continue reading      87 Comments » Read more

Why I Hate “Are You Ready for Christmas?”

Kelly Young 13 Comments , ,
Well, I don’t really hate it, but “Why I’m uncomfortable with the question ‘Are you ready for Christmas?’” is too long for a blog title. The Twelve Days of Christmas begin on Christmas. Sometimes people say Jewish families are lucky to celebrate Hanukkah over eight days. Isn’t that better than a month of rushing around terminating...Continue reading      13 Comments » Read more
Relieving Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain

Ideas for Relieving Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain

Kelly Young 45 Comments ,
Please enjoy the blog carnival on Relieving Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain and list your favorite non-medical pain reliever in the comments box! As promised, this picture is my entry for the blog carnival! My mom recently sent me this laptop stand with mini shelves to hold a tablet or a cup of hot tea. This should make...Continue reading      45 Comments » Read more

Non-medical Ways to Ease Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain – at Least a Little Bit

Kelly Young 71 Comments , ,
What makes you feel better? What things bring you some comfort? What are your favorite gadgets that make life easier? Good idea: Have your loved ones check back here for Christmas gift ideas! Newly diagnosed people ask about our favorite things that help us. Not whiskers on kittens! A thick rubber cover on the steering wheel! Let’s make...Continue reading      71 Comments » Read more

Groceries, Guilt, and Feeling Old from Rheumatoid Disease

Kelly Young 70 Comments ,
At our family get-togethers, people tell jokes about how we’ll always be “Young.” I stopped telling those jokes a few years ago. And I think I just figured out why. Rheumatoid disease makes me feel old. It’s not the wrinkled brow from unspoken pain. Or the pale spotty skin in place of my former perpetual tan. Or...Continue reading      70 Comments » Read more

Invisible Illness Awareness Video

Kelly Young 6 Comments , , ,
Positively Real: Keeping the Discussion Real without Sugar Coating Everyone with an “invisible illness” owes such a debt to Lisa Copen, founder of Invisible Illness Awareness Week. She has done so much to provide support to people with “invisible illnesses” like Rheumatoid disease. I don’t know if she coined that term, but she certainly popularized it. This...Continue reading      6 Comments » Read more

Johnson & Johnson RA Warrior YouTube Video

Kelly Young 35 Comments ,
Inside story of a new YouTube video about RA Warrior A few weeks ago, a Johnson & Johnson video team visited our house. See my sons spoofing with the big video camera? The things that captivate teenagers, right? Anyway, it was hard to explain to the Johnson & Johnson folks why it was difficult to have visitors...Continue reading      35 Comments » Read more
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