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What Would Rheumatoid Awareness Mean to You?

Kelly Young 63 Comments ,
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

10 Misconceptions About Chronic Disease Many People Believe

Kelly Young 55 Comments , ,
You can’t understand illness by just looking at a person Very soon after being diagnosed with RA, I learned that most people have beliefs about chronic illness that are hard to overcome. When one neighbor, friend, and family member after another dismissed me, I did the same thing most people with Rheumatoid Disease (PRD) do: I...Continue reading      55 Comments » Read more

Invisible Illness and the Public: She Hit Me with Her Cane

Kelly Young 46 Comments , ,
Tomorrow I’m traveling to San Diego for the ACR annual meeting. I’ll be taking a proverbial chill pill (and some real meds) and hoping all goes smoothly. For weeks we’ve done all we can to be ready! This story occurred a couple of months ago... Did anyone ever give you a dirty look for using handicapped...Continue reading      46 Comments » Read more

An Absolutely Vile Disease, the “a” Word, & New RA Animated Video

Kelly Young 17 Comments , ,
RA Veterans animated video Last year, I got a call from a woman named Courtney floating a trial balloon on creating an animated video for RA patients. After some discussion, I agreed it could be interesting, but with a few “ifs” like if it’s positive, honest and realistic, and if its not insulting to patients. Courtney’s...Continue reading      17 Comments » Read more

10 Common Rheumatoid Arthritis Myths

<< Go to more FACTS and INFO on Rheumatoid Arthritis Click here to print or save 10 Common RA Myths. The following Rheumatoid Arthritis myths are commonly repeated as facts. Repeating such myths has unfortunate consequences for people living with Rheumatoid Disease and contributes to inadequate medical care, scanty disease research, and insufficient vocational accommodations. While some...Continue reading      Comments Off on 10 Common Rheumatoid Arthritis Myths Read more

The Best Rheumatoid Arthritis News Story I’ve Ever Seen

Kelly Young 30 Comments ,
Click now to hear the news story as it aired February 4, 2013 on KPCC, the local NPR affiliate in South Central Los Angeles. Honest rheumatoid arthritis news story on NPR station Jose Martinez KPCC interview Jose Martinez, writer for OnCentral: Reporting on health and quality of life in South LA, first contacted me a couple of...Continue reading      30 Comments » Read more

$10,000 Matching Opportunity for Rheumatoid Awareness Day

Kelly Young 4 Comments ,
Another patient's story about what Rheumatoid disease is really like Last month, I shared what it’s like to live with full-blown Rheumatoid disease, taking the gloves off. To provide a glimpse into a world that most will never experience, I described a few hours of trying to move and manage with people who don’t understand what the...Continue reading      4 Comments » Read more
Awareness Ribbon for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Awareness Ribbon for Rheumatoid Arthritis, Finally

Kelly Young 30 Comments ,
The unique awareness ribbon for Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients distinguish themselves from arthritis or other diseases with an awareness ribbon for Rheumatoid Arthritis / Rheumatoid Disease Does color really matter? Think about the Yellow Brick Road. Would it be the same if it were the black brick road? Or the blue brick road? Of course not. But, we know...Continue reading      30 Comments » Read more

FIRST AWARENESS DAY FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ESTABLISHED BY RHEUMATOID PATIENT FOUNDATION

Kelly Young 14 Comments ,
Here's a copy of the press release that went out over the wires yesterday. We're being contacted from media across the country. Please feel free to forward it to any journalists you have contact with. Patients Increase Public Awareness of Underestimated Disease January 22, 2013 – Rheumatoid Patient Foundation (RPF) announces the establishment of Rheumatoid Awareness Day...Continue reading      14 Comments » Read more
Rheumatoid Disease Awareness Day groundhog

1st Rheumatoid Disease Awareness Day – Groundhog Day 2013

Kelly Young 21 Comments ,
Rheumatoid Disease Awareness Day - FEBRUARY 2 A DAY FOR RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS AWARENESS: February 2nd is the annual Rheumatoid Disease Awareness Day – CLICK TO READ PRESS RELEASE. Details about how you can get involved in the day of recognition for people living with Rheumatoid Disease, previously “Rheumatoid Arthritis,” can be found here. February is heart disease month, which is...Continue reading      21 Comments » Read more

You Look Fine – Wall of Confusion Surrounding Rheumatoid Disease

Kelly Young 63 Comments ,
Confusion surrounding rheumatoid disease is like a wall between those who have and those who have not - the disease. Where does this come from and what can be done? Overcoming confusion surrounding rheumatoid disease When I first started blogging about Rheumatoid Disease, I wrote about The Wall. In answer to an email from a good friend who...Continue reading      63 Comments » Read more

When Eventually Is Now: the Rheumatoid Time Warp

Kelly Young 42 Comments ,
Eventually. Eventually, this could cause trouble. Did you read many articles when you first started learning about Rheumatoid disease? I remember how it started to bug me that things the disease did suddenly were all supposed to not happen until “eventually.” It must be to be one of those favored misconceptions that the medical media won’t...Continue reading      42 Comments » Read more
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