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.

Rheumatoid Awareness: Judgmental Eye Rolls Versus Help & Compassion

January 28, 2014May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 25 Comments Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Treated like you’re fine when you’re not A comment this week by Lisa sums up one of the most important reasons we need awareness for Rheumatoid Disease, and one of the hardest to explain to others. “RD awareness would mean that I wouldn’t be treated like I am fine when I am not. It would mean that...Continue reading 25 Comments » Read more

Genetics & Rheumatoid Disease: More Complicated Than Cancer?

January 27, 2014May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 10 Comments Genetics and RA, Patient reported outcome measure

No one wants complicated answers, of course. But some answers are complicated, with multiple layers or causes. Like Rheumatoid Disease and childhood hearing loss. Instead of differing experiences of patients being suspect, they should be valuable clues to answers we all seek. Answers and more questions The past few months have been a slow process of diagnosis...Continue reading 10 Comments » Read more

Vicks Vaporub Cure for a Disease That’s In Your Head Anyway

January 23, 2014May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 49 Comments Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Rheumatoid Arthritis natural cure

I got something free with my Chinese food the other night when I went to pick up my egg rolls: advice. It was the end of a long, hard, day. I’d pushed myself hard to be moving at all with harsh stiffness and sharp pain in over a dozen joints. We’d been out that day because...Continue reading 49 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Symptoms Persist Despite Treatment: a Study in Juveniles (JRA / JIA)

January 22, 2014May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 5 Comments Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

In spite of treatment advances including biologics, children affected by Rheumatoid Disease still experience pain, stiffness, and fatigue that impacts their ability to function. The disease may not be as “controlled” as many doctors presume. This may not be news to you as a patient or caregiver, but as these researchers point out, it needs...Continue reading 5 Comments » Read more

Could Divorce Be One More Pain from Rheumatoid Disease?

January 21, 2014May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 27 Comments Invisible Illness, Living with chronic illness like RA

I’ve received several emails and messages from people living with Rheumatoid Disease (PRD) who have been divorced by a spouse, sometimes in part due to ways Rheumatoid Arthritis / Disease affects them. It’s sad to hear from a woman who can’t figure out how she’ll provide for her kids, or a mother whose kids were...Continue reading 27 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain at Night

January 19, 2014May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 38 Comments Rheumatoid arthritis pain, Rheumatoid Arthritis sleep

Rest & Rheumatoid Arthritis / Disease have an illogical relationship Rheumatoid Arthritis pain at night is ironic. Rest is one of the most crucial weapons in fighting Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) / Rheumatoid Disease (RD). Adequate rest is an important factor for most people with Rheumatoid Disease (PRD) as they push themselves to continue doing as much...Continue reading 38 Comments » Read more

What Would Rheumatoid Awareness Mean to You?

January 15, 2014May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 63 Comments Blog carnival, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

What difference do you think it would make if it Rheumatoid Disease were recognized for what it is by everyone – the general public, media and marketers, pharmaceutical companies, U.S. National Institutes of Health, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American College of Rheumatology, all healthcare professionals, your neighbors and your family…? Rheumatoid Awareness...Continue reading 63 Comments » Read more

Juggling Life and a Chronic Disease Like Rheumatoid

January 13, 2014May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 25 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Transparency & living with RA, Unrelenting RA - Persistent disease

Usually when someone hears I have five children, they ask, “How?!” My answer is always the same: “One at a time.” They span about 15 years – it’s not like there were five toddlers at once. Actually, there was never more than one in diapers at a time – so my mom had it much...Continue reading 25 Comments » Read more

Hints of an Immunity Fingerprint: Bee Stings, Peanuts, and Colds

December 6, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 17 Comments Communicating about RA, Genetics and RA

What if each immune system is unique, so none respond exactly the same? Almost two years ago I told you about a phrase I’d coined, the immune fingerprint, to describe the unique way each person’s immune system responds to a similar or identical stimulus. I hope you’ll read that original post explaining it’s only logical that...Continue reading 17 Comments » Read more

20 Essential Medication Safety Tips

December 4, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 22 Comments Comprehensive RA Care, Rheumatoid arthritis treatment, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Essential medication safety tips (UPDATED) For those living with a chronic disease, safe medication storage and use is more than following directions on an occasional antibiotic or treatment for an acute illness. Both the types of medications and the number of different medications present additional challenges and put people at greater risk for adverse drug events...Continue reading 22 Comments » Read more

Together, We’re Neither Alone Nor Powerless

December 3, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 5 Comments Rheumatoid Patient Foundation

Friendship is born at that moment when one person says to another: "What? You too? I thought I was the only one." ~CS Lewis Most of the time, it seems we’re pretty powerless to change things. As long as we’re alone, it might stay that way. But when we find others like us, the whole...Continue reading 5 Comments » Read more

Five Keys to a Thankful Heart

November 27, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly Young 15 Comments America, Encouragement for living with RA, Faith

Stirring a thankful heart There are always obstacles to thankfulness, and living with a painful chronic disease is certainly an obvious one. This week confronted once again things I’m no longer able to do for a holiday, I reflected on the what stirs a thankful heart and things much more important than color-coordinated napkins and a lovely...Continue reading 15 Comments » Read more

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