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Patients Confront USA Today: More Media Mess on Rheumatoid Disease

Kelly O'Neill 10 Comments ,
We fight the battle against Rheumatoid disease on several fronts including scientific research, improving clinical care, supporting patients and caregivers in their search for information and support, and creating general public awareness that will contribute to all of the above. Our main weapon has always been the truth. The logo is a spear – made...Continue reading      10 Comments » Read more

If the Gloves Come Off, We Might See the Irony of Rheumatoid Disease

Kelly O'Neill 98 Comments ,
What if the gloves never come off and no one ever knows. Then you end up with a serious disease that everyone thinks is no big deal; it’s just arthritis. But who wants to take them off? I sure don’t. Professional patient days Today was one of those professional patient days – when you have to spend time...Continue reading      98 Comments » Read more

When Eventually Is Now: the Rheumatoid Time Warp

Kelly O'Neill 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

Helping the Healthcare World Understand Rheumatoid Disease

Kelly O'Neill 23 Comments , ,
The “don’t-miss-the-plane” rush is on. My suitcase is half packed. I have a fever and I’m not washing my hair today because my wrist can’t muster it. Yet, I’m going to get on that plane to D.C.! Why all this bother? I’ve received messages from thousands of precious people telling their stories and how this website...Continue reading      23 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Fatigue Is Not Just Being Tired

Kelly O'Neill 78 Comments ,
Recurrence of Rheumatoid Arthritis fatigue A couple of days ago an old friend came to visit: Rheumatoid Arthritis fatigue. All of a sudden on Monday afternoon, it felt like it was 2 a.m. and I should be in bed. It looks like it may want to stay over for awhile. At first, I thought I was just...Continue reading      78 Comments » Read more

5 Tricky Questions about Rheumatoid Arthritis / Disease

Kelly O'Neill 45 Comments ,
Five tricky questions I’m asked about Rheumatoid Arthritis with the shortest answers I can muster. What tricky question do people ask you about RA? And how do you answer? 1) Can I quit taking my Rheumatoid Arthritis medication now that I feel better? No. Unfortunately, Rheumatoid Arthritis is not like the kinds of cancer that can be...Continue reading      45 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness: Sugar Coat Cookies Please, Not a Disease

Kelly O'Neill 72 Comments ,
Why the sugar coating of Rheumatoid Arthritis in the media? Do you remember the insistence of Woman’s Day editors that patients were wrong and their article on Rheumatoid Arthritis was correct? The author later recanted, but the editor dug in repeatedly. That was three years ago and my first taste of the dogged commitment in the...Continue reading      72 Comments » Read more
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