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Looking at a Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare Up with a Smile

Kelly Young 37 Comments , ,
See what a Rheumatoid Arthritis flare up plus a little creativity can produce! There was a treat in my email box last night.  Young freelance writer Brooke Windsor wrote up this clever verse about her Rheumatoid Arthritis flare. It gives cool meaning to “grin and bear it.” Brooke’s writing touched me and made me smile and I’m...Continue reading      37 Comments » Read more

What if Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients Wrote a Dear Doctor Letter?

Kelly Young 32 Comments , ,
Silly Fantasy for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients What if we could say whatever we think to a doctor? Sometimes, I imagine what it would be like to write the doctor a letter. Here is my imaginary letter. Some Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient Secrets Dear Doctor, Well, I’ve been looking forward to our appointment next week. It’s been several months. I hope...Continue reading      32 Comments » Read more

Is Laughter a Real Rheumatoid Arthritis Medicine?

Kelly Young 19 Comments ,
New significance to RA, medicine, and laughter If you’ve been on the blog more than five minutes, you know I love to laugh.  When I was a kid, I remember Dick Van Dyke singing that with Julie Andrews in Mary Poppins. When they laughed, a funny thing happened: they floated “higher than air.”   Maybe you’ve heard...Continue reading      19 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain in the Twilight Zone

Kelly Young 57 Comments , ,
Thank goodness for Rheumatoid Arthritis pain? A few months ago, I had a discussion with a friend about Rheumatoid Arthritis pain. The friend does not have Rheumatoid Arthritis. We were speaking academically. At that point, I began to consider how the medical world views Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) pain. I realized that doctors and researchers examine RA pain...Continue reading      57 Comments » Read more
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Encountering Signs of Rheumatoid Arthritis: A Modern Princess and the Pea

Kelly Young 29 Comments ,
A modern princess and the pea We were talking about featherbeds the other day and I recalled the fairy tale, The Princess and the Pea. My imagination wandered into a modern princess and the pea... A woman was traveling across the country to visit her son for a holiday. It was a long drive, so she planned to...Continue reading      29 Comments » Read more

Laughter as a Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 14 Comments ,
:-)  Laughter may not be a Rheumatoid Arthritis cure, but it seems like humor can help us as much as vitamins do thanks to endorphins.  Laugh yourself silly with this true story about a church, a fish, and Rheumatoid Arthritis. We had so much fun making this picture. :-) My son really had no appreciation of...Continue reading      14 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Medicine and Christmas Cookies

Kelly Young 19 Comments , ,
Holiday Plan of a hysterical woman: Wednesday: Get Orencia IV. Experience immediate miracle. Thursday: Go Christmas shopping all day. Friday: Decorate the house & put up the Christmas tree. Stay up all night to make lots of homemade gifts. Saturday: Mail the gifts. Write Christmas cards. Make cookie dough. Sunday: Bake cookies & decorate. Deliver to friends. Monday: Wrap all the...Continue reading      19 Comments » Read more
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What is a Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare?

Kelly Young 181 Comments , ,
Rheumatoid Arthritis flare symptoms don’t play by the rules As I’ve mentioned before on the blog, my joints did not read any rheumatoid arthritis books before I got RA. I had no idea which joints were supposed to be my rheumatoid arthritis joints and which were supposed to be my “healthy” joints. I didn’t study for...Continue reading      181 Comments » Read more

20 Things Not to Say to a Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient

Kelly Young 320 Comments ,
A list of things not to say to a Rheumatoid Arthritis patient Another kind of Rheumatoid Arthritis Treatment: how people treat RA... Imagine treating a broken arm with a band-aid. How would it be if a heart attack were treated like the flu? What about telling someone with breast cancer to just go on a diet? Crazy. However,...Continue reading      320 Comments » Read more

10 Dumb Questions About an MRI for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 36 Comments , ,
You have rheumatoid arthritis symptoms in your hand? I went for an MRI on my hand the other day – for the third time. For the two previous weeks, I showed up to discover that the MR (Magnetic Resonance) machine had broken. Of course, the third time’s a charm. I did not say charming, though. The MRI /...Continue reading      36 Comments » Read more
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