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People who don’t have Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) might wonder why something as simple as walking, baking a pie, or picking up the kids can be a victory. We know better. Living with RA isn’t easy. That’s why every victory should be celebrated. UCB will provide The Arthritis Foundation $1 for every victory submitted by someone with Rheumatoid Arthritis, until the goal of $30,000 is met. So go ahead… be proud. Submit your victory and let us all celebrate it.
Adventures in Chronic Illness- Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diet: Things You Can Do – Guest Post
- Guest Post: Applying for Social Security Disability with Rheumatoid Arthritis
- Rheumatoid Arthritis and Helpful Tips to Relieve the Pain (Guest Post)
- Chronic Illness and the Loss of Identity
- Parenting with Chronic Illness is no cakewalk
- How to Manage Arthritis with Exercise
- Fibromyalgia Patients Benefit from Exercise
- How to Move Toward Acceptance of Chronic Illness
- How to Manage Chronic Illness in the Workplace
- Having Hope and Keeping it Alive
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The Law of the Garbage Truck
The Law of the Garbage Truck Many people are like garbage trucks. They run around full of garbage, full of frustration, full of anger, and full of disappointment. As their garbage piles up, they look for a place to dump it. And if you let them, they’ll dump it on you. So when someone wants to dump on you, don’t take it personally. Just smile, wave, wish them well, and move on. Believe me. You’ll be happier. David J. Pollay
Check out my article “What does it mean to accept your chronic illness diagnosis” at Invisible Illness Week.
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Monthly Archives: February 2010
The Hardest Part
The hardest part about living with chronic and deliberating conditions is the fatigue and lack of energy. I have spent most of the day lying down and not really being as productive as I wanted to be. For years, researchers … Continue reading
Posted in chronic, Fibromyaloga, rheumatoid arthritis
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Neat and Stack Buckets from iPlay Product Review
My 18-month old and I got to review the Neat & Stack Buckets toy by iPlay. This is a great learning toy for a toddler. With this toy, your toddler is building, counting and matching. The buckets have numbers and … Continue reading
Too Few Answers and Too Many Questions About Fibromyalgia
Individuals who develop fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) generally can pinpoint an occurrence or event that triggered the onset of their condition. It can be an injury or stressful period of a person’s life. What type of event triggers FMS is unclear, … Continue reading
Posted in Fibromyaloga
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Self-Pity is Optional or Mandatory
Sometimes you feel like a fly who has just hit a windshield and sometimes you are the windshield. While you would like to always be the windshield, living with chronic pain makes it more difficult. So many of us living … Continue reading
Posted in Fibromyaloga, pity party, rheumatoid arthritis
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What I Have Learned Since My Diagnoses of Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia
When I sat down to prepare this list, I thought I was only have seven to ten things I have learned because of my health, but the ideas just kept coming. Apparently, I have gained an immense amount of knowledge … Continue reading
Posted in Fibromyaloga, rheumatoid arthritis
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The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly
In the past two weeks, I have gone from a quick episode of an upper respiratory infection (still dealing with congestion part of it), a couple days of vertigo, and a day of where I had little or no joint … Continue reading
Posted in Fibromyaloga, Nonsence, rheumatoid arthritis
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This what I have been up to
The last two years for me have been a period of learning and growing. Receiving my diagnoses of rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia only gave me two answers and I was left with hundreds of questions. In the beginning, I found … Continue reading
Posted in arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis
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Weary and Numb
As a working mother, I tend to be exhausted towards the end of the week’s end, but on the days that I am dealing with symptoms related to RA and FMS, I start to feel weary and numb. The physical … Continue reading
Posted in Fibromyaloga
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I am in love with Peter…my hair stylist
It has been a little over two years since I moved from Pennsylvania and when I moved from my small town, I left behind my amazing hair stylist. Donna knew what I liked and what made me happy. She would … Continue reading
Having and Finding Hope
It can be hard to find hope with you have spent so many years looking for answers and in my case, ten years. In the last five years. I have gained about 50 pounds and this started after I had my … Continue reading
Posted in Fibromyaloga, Hope, rheumatoid arthritis
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Frustration
It was December 1998 when I waited for test results at Hadassah Medical Center in Jerusalem. My former mother-in-law decided to tag along, and I really didn’t have a choice since I usually got sick and near fainting on the … Continue reading
Posted in Fibromyaloga, rheumatoid arthritis
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Misdiagnosis
It was September 2006 and as I laid on an operating table with nursing staff around me prepping me to have my gall bladder removed, I wondered how I got there. I did not have gall stones in my gallbladder. … Continue reading
Posted in rheumatoid arthritis
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