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If You Do Not Have Rheumatoid Arthritis, Please Read This

July 13, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 38 Comments Communicating about RA, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Transparency & living with RA

What I would tell those who are not living with Rheumatoid Arthritis A Memo to Non-RA'ers: My mailbox stays full of “nobody gets it” messages. People feel lonely and frustrated because most people don’t get Rheumatoid Arthritis. No, I mean they don’t “get it” as in understand what it is like. Recently, we discussed the UK campaign...Continue reading 38 Comments » Read more

The UK’s “Campaign Against Ignorance” of Rheumatoid Arthritis

June 26, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 10 Comments Invisible Illness, Rheum Disease in the Media, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Talking to doctors

Ignorance about RA Studies show that people do not understand very much about Rheumatoid Arthritis. There are many misconceptions. But, you probably already figured that out on your own. In the UK, the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society (NRAS) is trying to change that. They have an entire campaign about it. They call 2009 the “Year of Rheumatoid...Continue reading 10 Comments » Read more

The Invisible World of Rheumatoid Arthritis Speaks

June 7, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 19 Comments Communicating about RA, Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness

Bonus: What is gray and lights up? An electric elephant. Rheumatoid Arthritis Voices raised Aren’t you amazed at the explosion of online activity related to Rheumatoid Arthritis? Of course the spammers have caught on to that. But there's real RA blogs too. You can hear fresh energy and hearing new voices all the time. Our movement is not unified by any organization....Continue reading 19 Comments » Read more

The Use It or Lose It Approach to Living with Rheumatoid Arthritis

June 5, 2009May 17, 2018 Kelly O'Neill 29 Comments Communicating about RA, Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Transparency & living with RA

Does Use It or Lose It Work for living with RA? Gee, I hope you won’t mind another beach story. Here is a different view of the same beach. Right about the time I was finally diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, I got a call from a friend who was coming to the coast for a vacation. “Bring...Continue reading 29 Comments » Read more

Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis: Transparency and the Wall

May 20, 2009September 2, 2020 Kelly O'Neill 11 Comments Invisible Illness, Rheumatoid Arthritis awareness, Rheumatoid arthritis disability, Transparency & living with RA

Managing Rheumatoid Arthritis with friends This post is an answer to my dear friend from Oz: She writes about wondering why, as a woman managing Rheumatoid Arthritis, I am usually so private about my health issues. She also praises me for "coming out" to write this blog. She wonders whether I had to overcome "false pride" as she did. Wow....Continue reading 11 Comments » Read more