When you live with rheumatoid arthritis, it’s often the little things – things that many people take for granted – that can present big challenges “Book Review & Giveaway: Sunrise, Sunset”
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Sports Psychology and RA
As I mentioned in My Story: Accepting, Adapting, Adopting, I have learned that when you can come to terms with the emotional pain that accompanies “Sports Psychology and RA”
My Story: Accepting, Adapting, Adopting
I can hardly believe that I’ve had rheumatoid arthritis (RA) for over 38 years! I’ve learned that accepting, adapting and adopting are important skills to “My Story: Accepting, Adapting, Adopting”
When to Take a Sick Day with RA
When you live with a chronic illness such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA), you may wish you could take a sick day every day. This is “When to Take a Sick Day with RA”
Managing Your Work Life When You Have RA
When you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA), it’s essential that you have strategies to help you manage your work life. When rheumatoid arthritis (RA) flares up, “Managing Your Work Life When You Have RA”
RA-Related Surgery Tips
Apparently, practice does make perfect. I’ve honed these tips after having had a number of RA-related surgeries. Small things do make a difference, even during “RA-Related Surgery Tips”
Hospital Stays When You Have RA
Are you scheduled to go into the hospital? Here are some tips if you have rheumatoid arthritis (RA) (and even if you don’t) that will “Hospital Stays When You Have RA”
Nine Exercise Tips to Get You Moving
Are you having trouble committing to an exercise regime? Take advantage of these nine exercise tips to get you moving. No, you don’t have to “Nine Exercise Tips to Get You Moving”
Communication: An Important RA Skill
Communication is actually an important skill, not only for those with RA, but for everyone to have. What you say. How you say it. What “Communication: An Important RA Skill”
Cope with RA by Changing Your Thinking
Thirty-seven years is a long time to cope with RA. One of the many tools in my toolbox is to develop flexibility in my thinking “Cope with RA by Changing Your Thinking”
Chronic Illness? Chronic Appointments?
When you live with a chronic illness, you are no stranger to the often crazy-making, it-seems-like-a-full-time-job, far-from-fun-dance that is a necessary part of life. *Huge “Chronic Illness? Chronic Appointments?”
A Plan for the New Year
This month on HealthCentral.com, I share an activity I like to do at the beginning of each new year. If your resolutions have gone the “A Plan for the New Year”