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Is This the Best Time to Have Rheumatoid Arthritis? Part 1: Quality of Life

August 6, 2009April 17, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 11 Comments History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Living with chronic illness like RA

We hear it all the time: “This is the best time in history to have Rheumatoid Arthritis.” How true is that? Let’s examine the facts. But first, what person with a disease can hear that said without a reaction of dismay? No one who actually has Rheumatoid Arthritis claims that there would be ANY good time to...Continue reading 11 Comments » Read more

Can I Delay Treatment for Rheumatoid Arthritis? part 1

July 23, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 58 Comments Autoimmune diseases, Courage & living with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

Should we wait to treat Rheumatoid Arthritis? That depends; can an ostrich heal thyroid disease? One of the things that makes us warriors is our desire to survive. We fight Rheumatoid Arthritis because we want to outlive every scheme which RA has in store for us. We are determined to live the fullest and longest and happiest...Continue reading 58 Comments » Read more

Summer Read for Rheumatoid Arthritis Warriors, part 2

June 30, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 10 Comments Faith, History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Living with chronic illness like RA

If you missed it, read part one our RA Warrior mystery story—click here. An American history mystery, continued... The lady aristocrat who was raised in such privilege was Ann Hill Carter, granddaughter of the colonial magnate of Virginia “King Carter.” The washed up soldier she married was Henry “Lighthorse Harry” Lee of Revolutionary War fame. Their fifth...Continue reading 10 Comments » Read more

Professional Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient: RA Warrior on the Road

June 10, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 2 Comments Humor with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA, Professional patient

A Window into the Life of a Professional Patient Tuesday morning I watched my clock tick up to the alarm time of 6 a.m. I hated to get out of bed early. It is my comfortable place. In years past, I eagerly shot up at that hour regularly to garden. But no longer. These days, I don’t...Continue reading 2 Comments » Read more

The Shifting Sand of Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

June 4, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 25 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Patience & living with RA

Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis is constantly shifting sand The other day, I took my kids to the beach. Well, they kinda take me now, really. I just drive. It’s always good for a perspective boost. Look out at that horizon and realize that your problems are small – and that the world is a beautiful gift to...Continue reading 25 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Help with Bags and Books

May 29, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 31 Comments Cost of activity - usage principle, Living with chronic illness like RA, Rheumatoid arthritis support

How Rheumatoid Arthritis Creates Makeovers and Bag Ladies A before RA and after RA story This is a before and after story about some ladies with bags. But it’s not Extreme Makeover. It’s before and after RA. Before RA, I never accepted help from the baggers at the grocery store. I didn’t need help. (Maybe my mom read...Continue reading 31 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis can make you patient

May 17, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 10 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Patience & living with RA

Hating Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid Arthritis is this mean and evil disease. But you can't hate it because hate only tears up the hater. Hate never hurts the target, so I learned a long time ago that forgiveness is the healthiest way to live. However, forgiving RA doesn't make it go away... There is no cure for Rheumatoid...Continue reading 10 Comments » Read more