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Pace Yourself: Guilt-free Pay-to-Play

June 20, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 41 Comments Cost of activity - usage principle, Encouragement for living with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA, Tips for living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

It’s Roo’s birthday! Already! My goals include making a simple M&M cake with no complicated writing although I used to spend hours with a frosting bag even for Valentine’s cookies. Roo’s doing great with school subjects and Cub Scouts and playmates. He’s funny and smart, with a mind of his own. Other parents may know what...Continue reading 41 Comments » Read more

Planning Pregnancy with Rheumatoid Arthritis / Disease

May 15, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 39 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Parenting with RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis and pregnancy

How Rheumatoid Disease affects pregnancy planning Pregnancy planning is a common challenge for people diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Concerns include infertility, disease activity, pain control, and possible disability, which can interfere with caring for a child. Valuable resources include clinical studies and other publications, and the practical stories of other patients. While there is no clear...Continue reading 39 Comments » Read more

Words of Help From a Friend We’ve Never Met – Until We Do

May 2, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 2 Comments e-patient, Living with chronic illness like RA

Isn’t life full of special coincidences? Some even call them “God-incidences.” Circumstances show know that life is not all random, but the right words are often there at the right time – no matter when they were written. A couple of special coincidences occurred in February when I was in Washington. As my friend Leslie and...Continue reading 2 Comments » Read more

Generic Thyroid Medication & a Levoxyl Recall

April 15, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 54 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA

This is a managing illness story that’s currently unfolding. A lot of people with Rheumatoid disease also have thyroid disease. I’ve been a thyroid patient for over 30 years, but I seldom discuss it because it was so well managed until… Getting the right thyroid medication dose Thyroid medication doses are very individual. Levoxyl comes in 11...Continue reading 54 Comments » Read more

Anyone Else Lose Time Thanks to Rheumatoid Disease?

March 29, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 8 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Patience & living with RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis spine

I lost another week. Anyone know where I put it? Seems like the left side of my cervical spine had an inflammation party this week. I ended up with some swelling that pinched the nerve going down the back of my arm and pushed a rib out near my shoulder blade. The orthopedic doc figures it...Continue reading 8 Comments » Read more

Thoughts about Schedules & How Evil Tongs & Barstools Are

February 22, 2013April 20, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 40 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA

Sometimes there’s a weird reason it seems impossible to write – I have too much to write about and I don’t know where to start. There are lists of topics I want to write about and dozens of articles begun that I haven’t finished. Today I want to write about how evil tongs and barstools...Continue reading 40 Comments » Read more

$10,000 Matching Opportunity for Rheumatoid Awareness Day

January 28, 2013May 14, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 4 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Another patient's story about what Rheumatoid disease is really like Last month, I shared what it’s like to live with full-blown Rheumatoid disease, taking the gloves off. To provide a glimpse into a world that most will never experience, I described a few hours of trying to move and manage with people who don’t understand what the...Continue reading 4 Comments » Read more