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Anxiety and Depression with Chronic Illness, part 2

Kelly O'Neill 4 Comments , ,
Anxiety or depression with chronic illness is not unusual Many individuals who suffer from a chronic health condition experience some symptoms of anxiety or depression.  There are several different types of both anxiety and depression. Yesterday, we discussed symptoms of some common forms. Please read part 1 if you are trying to identify symptoms of anxiety...Continue reading      4 Comments » Read more

Anxiety and Depression with Chronic Illness

Kelly O'Neill 20 Comments , ,
I’m excited about this guest post to introduce an important discussion. Various types of anxiety and depression are more common in those who live with chronic illness & chronic pain. I hope this post will help us to think about when symptoms are serious enough to need help. Hello brave RA Warriors!  My name is Karaleigh....Continue reading      20 Comments » Read more

Living with a Spouse with Chronic Illness, part 2

Kelly O'Neill 21 Comments , , ,
Understanding a spouse with Rheumatoid Arthritis This is the second part of a story about a spouse with Rheumatoid Arthritis. In Living with a Spouse with Chronic Illness, part 1, Michael described the surprising process of learning to recognize the amount of chronic pain that Rheumatoid Arthritis brought his wife Deborah. He explained that it was...Continue reading      21 Comments » Read more

Living with a Spouse with Chronic Illness, part 1

Kelly O'Neill 17 Comments , ,
According to a study presented at EULAR in June, “Partners of patients newly diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) are equally emotionally affected by the diagnosis and go through the same grieving process as the patients themselves.” Rheumatoid Arthritis can create devastating changes within a family. It can be difficult for a spouse to comprehend the...Continue reading      17 Comments » Read more

3 Tools for Online Pain Management of RA

Kelly O'Neill 6 Comments , , ,
By Karla Fitch Yesterday, we looked at Online Pain Management for Rheumatoid Arthritis.  Today, we’ll look at three online pain management sites and some of the bells and whistles they offer. You can decide what features are important to you. A closer look at 3 online pain management tools eTrack Pain eTrack Pain was the simplest  site to use...Continue reading      6 Comments » Read more

Online Pain Management for Rheumatoid Arthritis

Kelly O'Neill 7 Comments , ,
By Karla Fitch What is online pain management for RA? Often, it’s enough to deal with the effects of rheumatoid arthritis every day without having to worry about passwords and privacy and figuring out how to track something that you and your doctor already know. Or is it? Studies show that pain is often undertreated, and some suggest...Continue reading      7 Comments » Read more

Looking at a Rheumatoid Arthritis Flare Up with a Smile

Kelly O'Neill 37 Comments , ,
See what a Rheumatoid Arthritis flare up plus a little creativity can produce! There was a treat in my email box last night.  Young freelance writer Brooke Windsor wrote up this clever verse about her Rheumatoid Arthritis flare. It gives cool meaning to “grin and bear it.” Brooke’s writing touched me and made me smile and I’m...Continue reading      37 Comments » Read more
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