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Excellent Rheumatology Care with a Horrible Rheumatoid Disease

July 29, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 24 Comments Guest post on RA Warrior, Men with Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis spine

RA Warrior is glad to welcome David Biundo to share some male perspective of living with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Over the last few months David’s rheumatologist has read and re-read his nuclear bone scan and various X-rays and MRI’s in order to carefully monitor the progression of David’s cervical spine Rheumatoid Arthritis. The nuclear bone scan...Continue reading 24 Comments » Read more

Fundamental Studies of Rheumatoid Arthritis Genetics & Genomics

July 25, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 5 Comments Genetics and RA, Guest post on RA Warrior

RA Genetics 101: Glass half-full or half-empty? Part 3 This is Part 3 of a guest series on RA genetics by Robert West, Jr, PhD. Part 1 provided the introduction to RA genetics and Part 2 described the direct to consumer (DTC) genetics of RA. Here, I describe a dissection of the complexity of the heritable component of...Continue reading 5 Comments » Read more

Direct to Consumer Genetics of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

July 22, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 14 Comments Genetics and RA, Guest post on RA Warrior

RA Genetics 101: Glass half-full or half-empty? Part 2 In part 2 of this guest series, I present results of my own genotyping analysis provided by the direct-to-consumer (DTC) genetic testing company 23andMe, specifically with respect to the estimated lifetime risk of acquiring RA. To provide a somewhat balanced perspective, I also show the corresponding results of...Continue reading 14 Comments » Read more

An Introduction to the Genetics of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA)

July 20, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 19 Comments Genetics and RA, Guest post on RA Warrior

RA Genetics 101: Glass half-full or half-empty? Part 1 Please welcome Professor Robert W. West, Jr, PhD as a guest on the subject of Rheumatoid Arthritis and genetics. Professor West uses his expertise in genetics to teach Personalized Medicine and other courses to the doctors of the 21st Century. A recent article on Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) illustrates...Continue reading 19 Comments » Read more

RA is Tricksy: Wandering by The Two Towers

July 7, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 28 Comments Guest post on RA Warrior, Humor with RA, Movie review

I hope you enjoy this little guest post from Dana. Her imagination wanders in a way that’s similar to some other fun trips we’ve taken with Goldilocks, the Princess and the Pea, and others. Please visit Dana’s blog; she’s been a great ally to our effort here for a long time and significant voice of...Continue reading 28 Comments » Read more

The Isolation of RA Pain: Short Poem Video

March 16, 2011May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 12 Comments Guest post on RA Warrior, Rheumatoid arthritis pain, Transparency & living with RA, Video or podcast

Most people with RA talk about how difficult it is to explain RA pain to others. It’s frustrating to be repeatedly told that it isn’t or shouldn’t be so bad. Just today, a woman I met couldn’t wait to tell me about her friend with RA who’s able to do so much more than I...Continue reading 12 Comments » Read more

The Goal with RA Is Not Perfection: Don’t Give Up the Things You Love!

October 21, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 29 Comments Doing Projects with RA, Encouragement for living with RA, Guest post on RA Warrior

As I’ve said, I get wonderful notes every day. It’s definitely one of my favorite parts of this blog. Recently, I shared with you some comments that were especially encouraging for all of us. Today, I’d like to share an email. Carolyn wrote to share how she has adapted to be able to continue her...Continue reading 29 Comments » Read more