Summer. A time to slow down, explore, and enjoy the best of what the season has to offer. Yes, even with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you “Enjoy Summer Activities, Even With RA”
Tag: Rheumatoid Arthritis
RA Cleaning Tips
“Cleaning is like pi – infinite.” …states Randy Hasper on Clean, his blog post dedicated to that chore. When you have mobility issues, you may struggle “RA Cleaning Tips”
Got “Bouncebackability?”
Resilience is the ability to bounce back from upsets, disappointments and the hard news of life. Stress erodes “bouncebackability,” but it doesn’t have to be “Got “Bouncebackability?””
Lessons to Keep You Swimming Through Life
“Gee, you look different with your clothes on!” These were often the first words I’d hear whenever I’d meet someone, whether in Eaton’s, Robin’s Donuts “Lessons to Keep You Swimming Through Life”
Rheumatoid Arthritis: Subject for Review
A chronic illness is a great teacher, but the student has to be willing to learn – to stay curious, and be open to both “Rheumatoid Arthritis: Subject for Review”
Whoa! Hot Weather Cooking Tips for RA
This month on Health Central, I’m offering some of my hot weather cooking tips. Although the grilled veggie recipe I’m sharing below isn’t included in “Whoa! Hot Weather Cooking Tips for RA”
Managing your RA Pain and Discomfort at the Dentist
Is the fear (stress) of more pain and discomfort than you already have from your RA keeping you out of your dentist’s chair? Do you “Managing your RA Pain and Discomfort at the Dentist”
Venturing Afar with Rheumatoid Arthritis
I am pleased to announce that I am going to be writing for HealthCentral on a monthly basis! I have joined their wonderful rheumatoid arthritis “Venturing Afar with Rheumatoid Arthritis”
Giveaway: Rheumatoid for a Day!
How many times have you struggled to open blister pack or clam shell packaging? Nimble-fingered or not, it can be quite a frustrating and time-consuming “Giveaway: Rheumatoid for a Day!”
#431 – How Does It Feel? – Part 2
It’s often true that you can’t fully know what something is like unless you have lived it yourself. Sure, you can empathize, you can imagine, “#431 – How Does It Feel? – Part 2”
#387 – A Poem In Honour of Rheumatoid Awareness Day
For colleagues, friends, family and neighbours… It will come, and it will go Advancing, retreating, and advancing some more Mercurial, mysterious, omnipresent It can arrive “#387 – A Poem In Honour of Rheumatoid Awareness Day”
#371 – Invoking T.O.T.O.M.
Theory of the Oxygen Mask. Just like those pre-flight instructions that go something like this: “In the unlikely event of an emergency, oxygen masks will drop. Please put your “#371 – Invoking T.O.T.O.M.”