Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms Don't Rule My Aud Life

When I was first diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis in 2005, I didn’t know anyone else with this condition. I was overwhelmed, a bit frightened and felt very alone. I thought RA was a disease that only affected the elderly and had no idea how I was going to cope [...] Continue Reading…

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Last summer, as I sat on the deck over looking Lake Superior, I saw a dark thick cloud bank rolling in from the west. It had been a beautiful clear and sunny day, but as I saw the new weather charging in, I knew pain was coming along with [...] Continue Reading…

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One way to get my mind off the troubles of arthritis is leaving home and going on vacation, which is just what I’m doing right now. I’m sitting in my cousin’s living room down in beautiful Ridgeway, Ontario just minutes away from Niagara Falls. It’s a lovely, soft evening [...] Continue Reading…

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I think that one of the most frustrating things about my Rheumatoid Arthritis treatments has been my health care. I have other health issues besides my RA, and really should have a family doctor, let alone a few specialists- but I don’t.

I moved from Ontario in 2001 to Michigan, [...] Continue Reading…

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Living with constant, chronic pain can leave a person exhausted both physically and emotionally. Not being able to ’see the light at the end of the tunnel’ can really take a toll and most often leads to depression.

A downward spiral begins of ‘pain & depression’ because of the pain [...] Continue Reading…

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