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Unsolicited Medical Advice: Rheumatoid Arthritis and Chronic Illness

April 9, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 57 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Advice column takes on unsolicited medical advice This article appeared in a nationally syndicated column the other day. There were squeals of laughter in my house when it was discovered by one of my kids. It’s so absurd it’s funny. Let me get this straight. A woman wrote to a national columnist complaining that her friend does...Continue reading 57 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Natural Treatment: The Beachcomber Article

March 29, 2010May 15, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 31 Comments Rheum Disease in the Media, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Rheumatoid Arthritis natural cure

AF members react to the natural treatment cover story Jane posted a link on our Facebook page a couple of weeks ago to a blog on the Arthritis Foundation forum by Jay. It was about the “Beachcomber” cover story to this month’s Arthritis Today, the magazine of the Arthritis Foundation. Beneath the cover story, there was...Continue reading 31 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis T-shirts & stuff

February 17, 2010May 16, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 6 Comments Communicating about RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

NOTE: THE NEW RA WARRIOR T-SHIRT STORE IS HERE - CLICK HERE!! Rheumatoid Arthritis T-shirts from RA Warrior I’ve got good news, good news, and bad news. Good news: We’ve finally got a few of our Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness T-shirts online. More good news: The company we are using, Printfection, is having a huge sale! The bad...Continue reading 6 Comments » Read more

Rheumatoid Arthritis Pain Is Not Our Only Pain

February 5, 2010May 16, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 48 Comments History of Rheumatoid Arthritis, Rheum Disease in the Media, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Compared to RA, pain in the necks like these should be easy to cure Rheumatoid Arthritis pain can be aggravating. However, something has been just as aggravating lately. It’s the pain on my head from banging it against this wall of ignorance. Almost every day I read some preposterous statement about RA or RA pain reported...Continue reading 48 Comments » Read more

“25 Years in Arthritis” – an Article on Rheumatoid Arthritis by ABC News

January 29, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 45 Comments Communicating about RA, Rheum Disease in the Media, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Woman's Day problem

The RA Public Relations war Last week, ABC News’ RA article “25 Years in Arthritis: New Treatments, New Hope” came across my screen. I’m always looking to see how the media presents Rheumatoid Arthritis. Is it a chronic incurable disease? Or is it a minor annoyance best treated by exercise and a good attitude, as was...Continue reading 45 Comments » Read more

If I Were Not Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis: 10 Things I’d Do

January 18, 2010May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 67 Comments Living with chronic illness like RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

What if there were a cure for Rheumatoid Arthritis or you had a genuine remission from living with RA? Like many, this post is inspired by a conversation with another person living with RA – actually, several conversations. We aren’t dwelling on the negative, just dreaming about what we we’d love to do. I thought sharing...Continue reading 67 Comments » Read more