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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.
- So how does one keep up the fight? You take it one day at a time. You get up every morning hoping that today is better. You don’t stay in bed and think hopeless thoughts. You live for today, you do what you can and you don’t allow yourself to worry about things getting worse. Be thankful for all the things you have rather than what you don’t have. Strive for the strength and courage to accept chronic illness with self-respect and humility. Take care of yourself and those who love you and support you. Enjoy the beauty of today and don’t spend your days worrying about tomorrow. This is all you can do and this is all any of us can do. From Do I Ever Feel Sorry for Myself? READ MORE. http://livinglifewithraandfms.wordpress.com/2012/01/27/do-i-ever-feel-sorry-for-myself/
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Adventures in Chronic Illness- Rheumatoid Arthritis and Diet: Things You Can Do – Guest Post
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- 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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Hope
"Hope is the belief in your ability to recover from whatever has knocked you down on any given day. Resilience is the ability to recover from the punch and the land on your feet, or on your own butt, or whatever supports you at that time. To cultivate your physical resilience, you must have mental resilience that comes from a place called hope.” From Women, Work, and Autoimmune Disease: Keep Working, Girlfriend! By Rosalind Joffe and Joan FriedlanderMeta
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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
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Category Archives: Health Activist Challenge
#NHBPM Day 15: This one’s for you, baby
Today’s Prompt. This one’s for you, baby. Dedicate a song to your condition. Why did you pick that song? Find a youtube or link to a version to embed in your post. I am a strong believer is going on … Continue reading
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#NHBPM Day 14 Elevator Blog
Today’s prompt: Elevator blog. If you were in an elevator with someone and they asked about your blog. What would you tell them? Make a version for a 30 second elevator ride. Make a version for a 1 minute elevator … Continue reading
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NHBPM Day 12: Teach a Class
Today’s prompt. Teach a class. What’s something that you’re uniquely great at and could teach a class on? Write the tutorial in a blog post. Bonus points for images, links to resources, and video. I could teach anything related to … Continue reading
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NHBPM Day 11 – If it’s not broke, don’t fix it
Today’s prompt: If it’s not broke, don’t fix it. What is working well in your community, healthcare, blogs, social media, or your work in particular? What do you like about it? I manage and advocate for two online communities for … Continue reading
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NHBPM Day 9: My Personal Brand
Today’s NHBPM prompt: My personal brand. As a Health Activist, you are a front-facing leader. What do you imagine you look like to your readers? What qualities do you possess? It’s ok to toot your own horn today – you … Continue reading
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NHBPM Day 8: Three Truths, One Lie
Today’s NHBPM prompt. 3 Truths and 1 lie. Tell us 3 things that are true about you, your condition, your Health Activism, or your life. Now tell us 1 lie. Do you think we will be able to tell the … Continue reading
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NHBPM Day 7: The Rollercoaster: Case of the Mondays
Today’s NHBPM asks: Case of the Mondays. Write about something that gets you down, burns you out, or makes you sad. Purge it in a blog post. Turn it around at the end. Tell Tuesday why you’re ready for it. … Continue reading
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NHBPM Day 6: If I could anything as a health activist: I would fight against asbestos
Today’s prompt asks the following: Get inspirational. Money is no longer an issue. What is your biggest goal that is now possible? How could you get there? Now bring it back down to size. How much of this can you … Continue reading
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NHBPM Day 5: Five ways I have changed since I started advocating
Today’s NHBPM: 5 things that changed my life. For better? For worse? List 5 things that changed your life as a patient, caregiver, or Health Activist and how. There are been so many things that I have changed my … Continue reading
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NHBPM Day #4 After I Hit Publish
Today’s NHBPM prompt asks: What happens after you press “publish.” Write about your post-blog-writing process. Do you immediately tweet a link? Email it to everyone? Re-read it for spelling errors? I once read that serious bloggers don’t stop after hitting … Continue reading
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NHBPM Day 3: Dear 18 year old me
Today’s blogging topic involves writing a letter to yourself when you were 18. If you are going to do this, be sure to tell yourself what to do more of, what to do less of, and what you have … Continue reading
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NHBPM –Day 2: My TV Show
Today’s NHBPM post involves my blog being turned into a TV show. I am the co-writer on the writing team. You won’t believe this but I would like Ricki Lake to play me because she is so down to earth … Continue reading
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