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

Kelly Young 191 Comments , ,
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

New Greece Shoe Policy for Diabetics Favors Amputation

Kelly Young 25 Comments
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

Traveling to a WEGO Health Panel for Health Activists

Kelly Young 26 Comments , ,
A month of firsts It has been a month of firsts for me. There were fun things like our first Rheumatoid Arthritis Meme and my first prescription reading glasses - how great it is to see again! There were less fun hard things like medial branch nerve blocks in my back and neck and my first...Continue reading      26 Comments » Read more

Having a Cuppa Together: a Rheumatoid Arthritis Meme

Kelly Young 232 Comments ,
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?

Kelly Young 71 Comments ,
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

Anxiety and Depression with Chronic Illness, part 2

Kelly Young 4 Comments , ,
Anxiety or depression with chronic illness is not unusual Many individuals who suffer from a chronic health condition experience some symptoms of anxiety or depression.  There are several different types of both anxiety and depression. Yesterday, we discussed symptoms of some common forms. Please read part 1 if you are trying to identify symptoms of anxiety...Continue reading      4 Comments » Read more

Traveling with Chronic Illness/RA Part 2: 20 Helpful Tips

Kelly Young 40 Comments ,
Nothing makes traveling with chronic illness / RA easy I’ve traveled all my life. As I explained in yesterday’s blog, Traveling with Chronic Illness / RA Part 1, it is different to travel with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Here are a few of the tips that I’ve learned over the last few years from traveling and talking with other friends...Continue reading      40 Comments » Read more

Traveling with Chronic Illness / RA, part 1

Kelly Young 11 Comments ,
Traveling for fun, goodbyes, and answers about RA Last summer, I set out in my truck to do something that felt impossible to me. My girls and I filled my Suburban to capacity, picked up our best girlfriends, and took off for Mississippi. My daughter was returning to college and I was determined to find a...Continue reading      11 Comments » Read more
Comparisons with Chronic Illness Kirsten Wiig

Comparisons with Chronic Illness

Kelly Young 20 Comments ,
A need for comparisons of chronic illness Did you ever know anyone who has to make comparisons with chronic illness? They are always more sick and get less sympathy. They have more extreme side effects and less support… Chronic illness is just like other things – some people just need to compare. It’s like they have a...Continue reading      20 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Test: Some Funny Factors

Kelly Young 15 Comments , ,
Oh finally, the real "RA test”! The other day, I picked up my lab test results. Because of new insurance, I’d been sent to a new lab. New procedures. New forms. New nightmare parking lot. I’m such an RA geek I start reading my blood test results the minute they are handed to me while walking out the...Continue reading      15 Comments » Read more

Thinking about Love Bug Season & People with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 17 Comments ,
The love bugs are swarming now in Central Florida I’ll never forget my first moments in Florida. I remember it plainly. It was the shock and awe season – otherwise known as love bug season. I had gotten on the plane with my new baby in Albuquerque in the snow. It was about the first of May....Continue reading      17 Comments » Read more

Severe Rheumatoid Arthritis Versus Mild Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 97 Comments , ,
Next week, the blog will be one year old. During this week, I’m sharing some personal thoughts. Comparing severe Rheumatoid Arthritis & mild Rheumatoid Arthritis I’ve experienced both sides of this comparison:  I’ve been told I have Rheumatoid Arthritis too mild to understand the struggles of others: “How else could you blog every day?” Other times, I...Continue reading      97 Comments » Read more
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