May 31, 2022 | Community Support, Inspiration & Motivation, Keeping it Real with Arthritis, Rheumatoid Arthritis, What’s Hot & Must Know |
If you live with arthritis, you can probably attest that it’s quite a journey. I realized rather quickly when I made my own social media accounts and started raising arthritis awareness again- after a seven-year hiatus- how similar people’s stories were to...
Jan 18, 2021 | Arthritis Tribe, Chronic Illness, Community Support, Inspiration & Motivation, Rheumatoid Arthritis, What’s Hot & Must Know |
Today marks my 17th RAnniversary (a phrase used by a fellow rheumatoid arthritis warrior in an essay about her 20-year journey with this unrelenting chronic illness. See link below). Some people may think it’s odd to coin this time of my life as an anniversary, or...
Jun 29, 2020 | Arthritis Tribe, Chronic Illness, Community Support, Doctors & Caregivers, Inspiration & Motivation, Invisible Illness, Juvenile Arthritis, Pain & Inflammation Management, Personal Stories, Physical Disability, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Surgery Recovery, Visible Illness, What’s Hot & Must Know |
“How come you want to remember it?” “Why celebrate the anniversary of your surgery?” “Forget about it, don’t make it a big deal.” These are some of the things I have heard people tell me since my total knee replacement four years ago. Taking a moment to look at...
May 20, 2020 | Arthritis Tribe, Chronic Illness, Community Support, Invisible Illness, Juvenile Arthritis, Medicine & News, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Upcoming Events, What’s Hot & Must Know |
As we enter a new month of the COVID-19 pandemic, many of us living with arthritis or any other underlying condition already know the importance of staying home during this uncertain time in history. The world and our communities have experienced fear, stress and an...
Jan 31, 2019 | Arthritis Tribe, Bodywork, Essential Oils & Aromatherapy
, Exercise & Fitness, Juvenile Arthritis, Pain & Inflammation Management, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Stuff I Use & Like, Surgery Recovery |
Many of you probably have heard me talk about undergoing a total knee replacement in 2016. These past two years has taught me a lot. Thanks to my informative and helpful physical therapist’s, I was introduced to several different methods that could help aid in my...
Jan 31, 2019 | Arthritis Tribe, Juvenile Arthritis, Physical Disability, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Stuff I Use & Like, Visible Illness, What’s Hot & Must Know |
Did you know that rheumatoid arthritis commonly begins in the hands and wrists? Early symptoms can cause pain, discomfort and inflammation. These can be further aggravated by cold, wet and damp weather often seen in the winter months. Dressing in layers and being...