RA Public Service Announcement Video

March 22, 2019 Kelly Young 1

A video RA Public Service Announcement explains that rheumatoid arthritis is a serious disease, with arthritis as just one symptom. #rheum

Treating RA

Testing the imaware™ RA Test Kit

March 12, 2019 Kelly Young 0

Video of RA Warrior Kelly O’Neill doing an imaware™ RA test kit, giving tips and advice to make the process easier. Kelly reads the report of her results.

Communication and Inspiration

Possible Rheumatoid Arthritis

March 6, 2019 Kelly Young 3

Identifying possible rheumatoid arthritis is one step in a new quest to stop rheumatoid disease from becoming full-blown. Part 2 of RA Runs in Families.

RA Research, Resources, and Rheumatology

RA Runs in Families

February 28, 2019 Kelly Young 14

Evidence that RA runs in families and discussion of family risk of rheumatoid disease and imaware™ at-home RA test to screen for RA.

Treating RA

RA Surgery — 10 Questions Answered

February 18, 2019 Kelly Young 15

Discussion of RA surgery and questions related to surgery in people with rheumatoid disease, including continuation of medications.

RA Research, Resources, and Rheumatology

Seronegative Rheumatoid Arthritis Is Hazy

January 31, 2019 Kelly Young 14

Discussion of seronegative rheumatoid arthritis and the criteria for diagnosis of rheumatoid disease. Study shows seronegative disease is as severe.

The Beginning of an RA Clinical Trial Journey

December 10, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 30 Comments Courage & living with RA, CRP, Professional patient, Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials

An RA clinical trial coordinator tests my talents I’ve always had some special talents. Like …making things look easy …making strangers smile ...keeping secrets. More superpowers? Sometimes, I can make everyone mad at once…with a clear conscience …and everyone’s best interest at heart. It’s not easy, but I manage. My most special skill? Just look at the genius...Continue reading 30 Comments » Read more

Evidence and Truth: WTF (Where’s the Fact?)

December 9, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 24 Comments CRP, History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis test

Inconsistency bothers me. When I’m interviewed, I answer that I wanted to build this website because there is so much “wrong” information about Rheumatoid Arthritis. Too many common generalizations are actually incorrect. Truth about RA can be hard to find. Maybe this is an explanation in part. I read something amazing today on The Scientist: Evidence:...Continue reading 24 Comments » Read more

What’s Your Advice for Shoes for Rheumatoid Arthritis Feet?

December 8, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 191 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Shoes for feet that are old overnight thanks to Rheumatoid Arthritis? For years, my feet were a big part of my Palindromic Rheumatism or (palindromic Rheumatoid Arthritis). I’d wake up some mornings and it would feel like I’d walked on those feet all day. It was always like I was finishing a marathon that had never...Continue reading 191 Comments » Read more

You’re Not Lost and Michael Bublé Video

December 6, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 21 Comments Empathy and RA, Inspiration for living with RA, Video or podcast

“You are not alone.” I don’t think I can put into words what I want to say. Fortunately, this song Lost sung by Michael Bublé already did. God is good and things come at the right time, like this song that I listened to all weekend. And like the way “the light comes pouring through many of...Continue reading 21 Comments » Read more

All I Want for Christmas Is My CRP

December 3, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 35 Comments Blood test for RA/ Rheumatoid Disease, CRP, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis Clinical Trials, Talking to doctors

I thought I’d finally gotten out of Rheumatoid Arthritis / CRP purgatory, but I was wrong. I got an early Christmas present after I got back from the ACR meeting, I got a certified letter from my rheum doc. It said I couldn’t have any more Actemra infusions because my insurance company would not pay properly. It...Continue reading 35 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Research Using Marmosets as Subjects

December 2, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 4 Comments Preclinical RA, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis

Why a new preclinical model for Rheumatoid Arthritis research? Based upon “increasing knowledge of the pathogenesis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA),” more possible treatments are being developed. However animal models are required to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and toxicity of many new potential RA treatments. Rodent populations with RA-like disease are created by something called collagen-induced arthritis or...Continue reading 4 Comments » Read more

20 Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Facts I learned from RA Patients

November 30, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 121 Comments Inspiration for living with RA, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms

Why call them Rheumatoid Arthritis patient facts? There were many things that didn’t add up as I started to read so-called Rheumatoid Arthritis facts. What I read was not what I experienced. The more I heard from other RA patients, the longer was the list of things I wondered about. I can’t believe I’m finally saying...Continue reading 121 Comments » Read more

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

Rheumatology Blog Carnival #1: Causes of Rheum Un-Awareness

November 24, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 12 Comments Blog carnival, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Welcome to the very first rheum carnival, a blog carnival on diseases of rheumatology such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Psoriatic Arthritis, Ankylosing Spondylitis, and Juvenile Arthritis. Will celebrity rescue rheumatology with awareness? A couple of weeks ago, I wrote a post asking how we got to this place of a terrible lack of awareness where a celebrity...Continue reading 12 Comments » Read more

New Studies Examine Predictors of Rheumatoid (Arthritis) Heart Disease

November 22, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 12 Comments Preventive Care with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Research on Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid arthritis and heart

Predictors of Heart Disease in Rheumatoid Arthritis New Studies presented at ACR 2010 (the American College of Rheumatology’s annual meeting) examined of the heart disease of Rheumatoid Arthritis. One study called Longitudinal Predictors of Progression of Subclinical Carotid Atherosclerosis in Rheumatoid Arthritis looked for factors which predict heart disease in RA patients. “Coronary and extra-coronary atherosclerosis...Continue reading 12 Comments » Read more

Weight of Patient Reported Outcome Measures on Diagnosis & Treatment of RA

November 18, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly Young 19 Comments Measuring rheumatoid disease activity, Patient reported outcome measure

Rheumatoid Arthritis Is the Only Major Disease in Which the Patient Largely Informs the Doctor A funny thing happened while we were at a poster session last week at ACR. The Georgia World Congress Center is like three 4-story shopping malls with a couple of theaters and secondary schools thrown in – it’s big. So, we...Continue reading 19 Comments » Read more

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