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Win a T-shirt Dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis!

Kelly Young 73 Comments ,
NOTE: This contest has ENDED. The NEW RA WARRIOR STORE is here - click HERE! Dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis like Wonder Woman I don’t know about you, but usually feel more like Mighty Mouse than Wonder Woman when it comes to dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis. RA kicks me in the butt every day. Somehow, by not backing...Continue reading      73 Comments » Read more

Woman’s Day Rheumatoid Arthritis Article: A Video Appeal

Kelly Young 79 Comments , , , ,
Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior & the Woman’s Day article Welcome to my first video blog! I’ve been working on responding to the Woman’s Day Rheumatoid Arthritis article for almost a year. It was my first encounter with the PR (public relations) problem with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the media. Please read my first blog on the Woman’s Day...Continue reading      79 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Information Button

Kelly Young 11 Comments ,
Searching for Rheumatoid Arthritis information Sometimes people ask what prompted me create this website. I love that question because it opens the door to share from my heart. The reason is that I could not find a comprehensive dependable source of Rheumatoid Arthritis information organized so that patients could access it. As a patient, I found it...Continue reading      11 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) Information

Seven questions. Short answers. Spread awareness. Who gets Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)? The typical RA patient is a woman in her late thirties to mid-forties. However, almost anyone can get RA. Children get can get one of several forms of Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA or JIA). And men can get RA too! The people who seem least likely to...Continue reading      65 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

Rheumatoid Arthritis Natural Treatment: The Beachcomber Article

Kelly Young 30 Comments , ,
AF members react to the natural treatment cover story Jane posted a link on our Facebook page a couple of weeks ago to a blog on the Arthritis Foundation forum by Jay. It was about the “Beachcomber” cover story to this month’s Arthritis Today, the magazine of the Arthritis Foundation. Beneath the cover story, there was...Continue reading      30 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis T-shirts & stuff

Kelly Young 6 Comments ,
NOTE: THE NEW RA WARRIOR T-SHIRT STORE IS HERE - CLICK HERE!! Rheumatoid Arthritis T-shirts from RA Warrior I’ve got good news, good news, and bad news. Good news: We’ve finally got a few of our Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness T-shirts online. More good news: The company we are using, Printfection, is having a huge sale! The bad...Continue reading      6 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Is Not Our Only Pain

Kelly Young 48 Comments , ,
Compared to RA, pain in the necks like these should be easy to cure Rheumatoid Arthritis pain can be aggravating. However, something has been just as aggravating lately.  It’s the pain on my head from banging it against this wall of ignorance. Almost every day I read some preposterous statement about RA or RA pain reported...Continue reading      48 Comments » Read more

“25 Years in Arthritis” – an Article on Rheumatoid Arthritis by ABC News

Kelly Young 45 Comments , , ,
The RA Public Relations war Last week, ABC News’ RA article “25 Years in Arthritis: New Treatments, New Hope” came across my screen. I’m always looking to see how the media presents Rheumatoid Arthritis. Is it a chronic incurable disease? Or is it a minor annoyance best treated by exercise and a good attitude, as was...Continue reading      45 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

13 Ways to Help People Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly Young 94 Comments ,
What if we could live in Mr. Rogers’ RA Neighborhood? I’ve often heard that people just don’t know what to do to provide assistance to people living with Rheumatoid Arthritis. In case that’s true, I thought I’d help out by writing a few of them on the blog. Just as a public service, you know… Ask, “How...Continue reading      94 Comments » Read more

Celebrities and Rheumatoid Arthritis, Part 3: Being our own celebrities

Kelly Young 17 Comments , ,
Questions Last weekend, I teased Julie and some other RA'ers, “So how do you ya’ll look in high heels on the red carpet?” My joke has haunted me since then. What can we do to be our own celebrity spokespersons? What exactly can we accomplish? Ideas, part 1 How can regular folks like us become advocates for RA...Continue reading      17 Comments » Read more
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