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Patient Assertiveness

July 16, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 49 Comments e-patient, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Talking to doctors

Not enough patient assertiveness? If you saw the blog with the pretty Actemra brochures and the not-so-pretty bruises, you know I needed some patient assertiveness recently. My skin rarely bruises, but the coloring was not the worst thing. That elbow was stiffened and screaming for two weeks with a flare caused by the rough treatment of...Continue reading 49 Comments » Read more

Response to a Blog Written by a Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctor

July 9, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 8 Comments Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Talking to doctors

Please read the first part of this blog: Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctors. That post discusses a story written by a young doctor who describes part of his training. If you read that post and others on the site, you know this is not an attack on good Rheumatoid Arthritis doctors. Those are the ones, like Doctor...Continue reading 8 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Doctors

July 8, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 17 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Talking to doctors

What’s wrong with Rheumatoid Arthritis doctors? Yes, I do know there are a lot of great doctors. There’s “my good GP” as I always say. We have a fantastic nurse practitioner pediatrician. And a few others we know. You better believe I was thrilled to find my good Rheumatoid Arthritis doctor finally. Are Rheumatoid Arthritis doctors different?...Continue reading 17 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis T-Shirt Contest Winner!

July 6, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 9 Comments Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

NOTE: NEW RA Warrior Wear rheumatoid arthritis t-shirt & gear store - Click here! - THIS CONTEST HAS ENDED - Happy ending to the Rheumatoid Arthritis T-shirt contest! Two weeks ago, we began a contest to win a Rheumatoid Arthritis T-shirt from RA Warrior’s store. The contest ended yesterday, July 5that midnight. The drawing entries were all placed...Continue reading 9 Comments » Read more

Living with a Spouse with Chronic Illness, part 2

July 2, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 21 Comments Empathy and RA, Guest post on RA Warrior, Inspiration for living with RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

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

Win a T-shirt Dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis!

June 21, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 73 Comments Humor with RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

NOTE: This contest has ENDED. The NEW RA WARRIOR STORE is here - click HERE! Dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis like Wonder Woman I don’t know about you, but usually feel more like Mighty Mouse than Wonder Woman when it comes to dealing with Rheumatoid Arthritis. RA kicks me in the butt every day. Somehow, by not backing...Continue reading 73 Comments » Read more

Woman’s Day Rheumatoid Arthritis Article: A Video Appeal

June 4, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 79 Comments Patient advocacy, Rheum Disease in the Media, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Video or podcast, Woman's Day problem

Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior & the Woman’s Day article Welcome to my first video blog! I’ve been working on responding to the Woman’s Day Rheumatoid Arthritis article for almost a year. It was my first encounter with the PR (public relations) problem with Rheumatoid Arthritis in the media. Please read my first blog on the Woman’s Day...Continue reading 79 Comments » Read more