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The Rheumatoid Arthritis Commercial Saga

November 29, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 23 Comments Communicating about RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis commercials

Rheumatoid Arthritis commercials make me sigh I have some pretty weird reactions to the Rheumatoid Arthritis commercials I see. My family is subjected to my peculiar breathing and strange facial expressions. One of my first blogs was about the “baloney” most of the Rheumatoid Arthritis commercials were serving up last year. It’s kind of obvious “they” (pharmaceutical...Continue reading 23 Comments » Read more

American College of Rheumatology’s “I Need My Rheumatologist Call-in Day”

November 10, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 12 Comments American College of Rheumatology

American College of Rheumatology Organizes a Unique Patient-Physician Call-In Day This week, I’m in Atlanta attending the American College of Rheumatology’s annual scientific sessions. In the coming days, I’ll report on what I’m learning here about what new treatments are coming and new research on rheumatological diseases. However, today, I’m passing on a message that the...Continue reading 12 Comments » Read more

Where in the world is Kelly Young?

November 1, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 21 Comments Patient advocacy, Professional patient

My blog today is a list. I’ll type as fast as I can – how fast can you read? Haha. It just that it feels like I’m in some kind of a time warp. It seems like the last year was month long. And the last month was 3 days. Will the world please slow...Continue reading 21 Comments » Read more

New Greece Shoe Policy for Diabetics Favors Amputation

October 29, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 25 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA

When she picked me up from the airport recently, Katie Beth shared a shocking story she’d just heard on the news about diabetes patients in Greece receiving foot amputations instead of special shoes. Here’s how the diabetes shoe-story was reported in Keep Talking Greece: “If this isn’t an incredible story, I don’t know what it is!...Continue reading 25 Comments » Read more

Win a Hoodie in the Newsletter Contest!

October 28, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 9 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

NOTE: THIS CONTEST ENDED. CLICK HERE TO CHECK OUT THE NEW WARRIOR STORE! Hang in there: there’s a point to this contest! Last spring, RA Warrior held a contest which promoted the idea that we are warriors fighting a disease. I designed an avatar modeled after Wonder Woman to use to enter the drawing. We had hundreds...Continue reading 9 Comments » Read more

Do Doctors Surprise Patients with Surgical Procedures?

October 25, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 34 Comments Professional patient, Rheumatoid arthritis complications, Talking to doctors

Some surprises are routine Last month, I read a blog entitled “Patient-Centered Care Should Minimize Post-Surgical Surprises” by Jessie Gruman. Her article haunted me; I contemplated how I might guess what the right questions are to ask to avoid medical surprises. Actually, it seemed from her post that it might not matter too much whether I...Continue reading 34 Comments » Read more

What Does World Arthritis Day Have to Do with RA?

October 11, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 58 Comments American College of Rheumatology, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Over the past week, there have been a few Tweets on Twitter about World Arthritis Day. The Arthritis Foundation posted them asking RA’ers to “join in.” It raised this question: Is World Arthritis Day about RA? “ACR is participating in World Arthritis Day” Last week, I was on the website for the American College of Rheumatology (ACR)...Continue reading 58 Comments » Read more

Having a Cuppa Together: a Rheumatoid Arthritis Meme

October 7, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 232 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

What’s this Rheumatoid Arthritis meme about? This is the first meme on Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior. It’s just a set of questions that we each answer. If you’re wondering more about what a meme is, here is a good explanation I found on a site called The Daily Meme. This RA meme is about the things we might...Continue reading 232 Comments » Read more

Is It Time for Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness?

September 25, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 71 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

There have been some diseases that have been highly successful in achieving public awareness. RA is years behind them. Take diabetes and breast cancer for example... It seems like Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness is overdue One of the first blogs I read was a post by Sara called The Loser Disease – still one of my favorite blog...Continue reading 71 Comments » Read more

Would RA Awareness Make a Difference? The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

September 23, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 52 Comments Actemra, Professional patient, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

My polite warning: this post is about the author. The good I went for my third Actemra IV today. Easy peasy. The head nurse does a great job. No pain. No blood. The first Actemra IV, she told me stories of patients who were helped by Actemra during their first 5 days! It gave me a hope. The...Continue reading 52 Comments » Read more

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