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Dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis and Housework

Kelly Young 60 Comments ,
My house is dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis too My house has become a casualty of RA. Dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis has made it harder every year. The list to-do list gets longer as the list of what I can do gets shorter. I can’t wash dishes – they’re too heavy for my fingers. I can’t scrub the...Continue reading      60 Comments » Read more

Unsolicited Medical Advice: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Chronic Illness

Kelly Young 57 Comments ,
Advice column takes on unsolicited medical advice This article appeared in a nationally syndicated column the other day. There were squeals of laughter in my house when it was discovered by one of my kids. It’s so absurd it’s funny. Let me get this straight.  A woman wrote to a national columnist complaining that her friend does...Continue reading      57 Comments » Read more

Self Image and Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 28 Comments ,
Does living with Rheumatoid Arthritis affect our superpowers? We’ve talked before about the ways living with Rheumatoid Arthritis affects the way we view ourselves – remember the RA Self Definition Fairy? And maybe you read the blog about remembering the old me in the scrapbook before Rheumatoid Arthritis. Someone did yesterday – and her response made...Continue reading      28 Comments » Read more

Where Is the RA Help Button?

Kelly Young 33 Comments ,
  What, There’s No Easy Button? Once a blogger I know mentioned how easy it would be to write a Rheumatoid Arthritis help blog. “Just write the tips you learned that make it easy to live with RA.” I just said, “Thanks.” Of course, he did not realize that living with RA is difficult. And that there is...Continue reading      33 Comments » Read more

If I Were Not Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis: 10 Things I’d Do

Kelly Young 67 Comments ,
What if there were a cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis or you had a genuine remission from living with RA? Like many, this post is inspired by a conversation with another person living with RA – actually, several conversations.  We aren’t dwelling on the negative, just dreaming about what we we’d love to do. I thought sharing...Continue reading      67 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 Disease May Be the Scarlet RA

Kelly Young 82 Comments , , ,
The Infamy of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) I’ve answered several questions lately about Rheumatoid Arthritis and secrecy. Is there something embarrassing about RA? Can we just talk about it with anybody? Lucille Ball was one of the most famous people with Rheumatoid Arthritis. However, when she died, I did not hear about her RA battle. It was not...Continue reading      82 Comments » Read more
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Holidays with Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Be a Grinch

Kelly Young 31 Comments , ,
Holidays with Rheumatoid Arthritis can be bittersweet No, I’m not shopping today. If you’ve read the blog a little, you know why. I’m safe at home because Rheumatoid Arthritis has put an end to my Black Friday shopping. Holidays with Rheumatoid Arthritis are different than they were when my aunt gave me that sweet little sign in...Continue reading      31 Comments » Read more

Sympathy and Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms

Kelly Young 54 Comments ,
Are there any sympathy rules for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms? The other night, one of my boys said to another, “I’m not doing that. You do it. I’m sick.” Nothing serious – there have been several courses of cold and flu in my household recently. But, I raised my eyebrow. Of course you can think faster...Continue reading      54 Comments » Read more

The Life of a Professional Patient, Blog #3

Kelly Young 32 Comments , , ,
My obligatory warning: this post is about the author. My RA news When my Rheumatoid Arthritis symptoms changed from Palindromic to “full blown,” I began using Humira injections to fight RA joint damage and disability. After the first few months, the doctor increased the dose to double the typical prescription. So for a couple of years, I...Continue reading      32 Comments » Read more

RA, Blogging, and Mary Poppins

Kelly Young 20 Comments , ,
Being a superblogger versus RA blogging I am still only a babe at blogging. Whenever I get time, I look around to see who has been at this for a while. I have noticed quite a few who are domestic goddesses, computer wizards, or supermoms. If my life had taken a different course, maybe I too would be...Continue reading      20 Comments » Read more
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