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Encouragement for living with RA

You’re Cordially Invited to Make SWEET MEMORIES with Other Warriors & Friends! [video]

Kelly O'Neill 13 Comments , ,
Our friends at Arthritis Introspective (AI) do so much practical work to help people living with diseases like RA (and adult JRA) to connect for in-person support. Many of the groups listed on our own Local Rheumatoid Arthritis Support page are affiliated with AI, who assists local support groups in various ways. It has been...Continue reading      13 Comments » Read more

Hoping Really Hard: 2 Battles I Fight to Win

Kelly O'Neill 20 Comments ,
Two things I’ve been hoping for with all my heart, so I’m doing all I can If you’ve been reading my blog long, you know I talk about hope as a verb – something you do. Hope is not something that some lucky people just have. When you’re actively hoping, you’re probably doing as much as...Continue reading      20 Comments » Read more

The Consequences of Not Treating Rheumatoid Arthritis?

Kelly O'Neill 48 Comments ,
Sometimes people ask me whether taking treatment for RA matters. Over the last couple of years, I’ve answered dozens of emails with this question, posted on Facebook last week: “What are the consequences of not treating RA?” Why patients wonder about not treating Rheumatoid Arthritis Since I live with RA myself, I know the validity of this...Continue reading      48 Comments » Read more

Video Blog: Two Essentials with a Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis

Kelly O'Neill 24 Comments , ,
What do you say to someone diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis? If I could meet to every person diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, I’d encourage them to Expect the best from treatments; Read all of their medical records; Keep up on research. I’d also wish for them that they find doctors who listen well! What else is indispensible with a Rheumatoid Arthritis diagnosis? Watch...Continue reading      24 Comments » Read more

Encouragement: with a Little Help from My Friends

Kelly O'Neill 23 Comments , ,
Don’t you want me to help you with that? No. I want to be able to do it myself. I can do that for you. I know you can, I wish I could. Is there anything I can do? No, I want to feel like I can do something. Do you have any problem asking for help? Or...Continue reading      23 Comments » Read more

The Next Three Days: a Movie Review with a Twist

Kelly O'Neill 5 Comments ,
The movie: The Next Three Days Last night we watched the movie The Next Three Days starring Russell Crowe (John) & Elizabeth Banks (Lara) about a professional woman with diabetes who is accused of murder.  Lara loses every appeal and her husband John becomes desperate while watching his wife and their young son Luke struggle to...Continue reading      5 Comments » Read more

Three Fortune Cookies: What We Hope the Future Holds

Kelly O'Neill 5 Comments ,
Fun fortune cookies for the New Year Amanda at WEGO Health created a challenge of three fortune cookies of hope. I’ve taken her up on the fortune cookie challenge for the RA Warrior community. Here are three fortune cookies I came up with last night. I’d love to hear one or three from you! Comment box...Continue reading      5 Comments » Read more
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