Death By Rheumatoid Arthritis
Salisbury woman writes book to honor her mother’s battle with rheumatoid arthritis
Carla Jones yearns for those conversations with her mom. Those moments when she could bare her soul and know that she was being understood.
That was one of Celia Veno’s gifts. She had the ability to listen keenly and empathize.
“No matter what you told her,” [...]
Fighting Rheumatoid
by Gemma K. Nicholls
I was diagnosed with the chronic disease Rheumatoid Arthritis at the age of sixteen. I was a young, fit and healthy teenage girl before I got diagnosed, I had the world at my feet. My world was blown apart when i got diagnosed with Rheumatoid. I had to stop [...]
Hollywood Insider Reveals Her Big Secret: Arthritis
Hollywood is a land of secrets, often only exposed in the latest tabloid magazines lining grocery store checkout lines.
But after 20 years, Hollywood insider Christine Schwab has decided to voluntarily reveal some truths in her new book, “Take Me Home from the Oscars” (Skyhorse, $25).
As a fashion and beauty [...]
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Book Review: Cedilla By Adam Mars-Jones
It’s a tightrope that Adam Mars-Jones, in his second novel narrated by John Cromer, clearly relishes walking. Pilcrow, the first instalment, brought us John as a small child, struck down by Still’s disease, a form of rheumatoid arthritis, and consequently confined to bed or wheelchair for vast swathes of time, kept company [...]
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Because there is no such thing as taking too many breaks!
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Sunset on the Andes Mountains, taken during our recent trip to Lake Titicaca.
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Midway though Too Big to Fail: The Inside Story of How Wall Street and Washington Fought to Save the Financial System—and Themselves. Reads like a thriller. Too bad everything that is mentioned actually [...]
Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy spent a large part of this past weekend reading. I have always loved books since I was a little kid, and continue to purchase them at a pace faster than I can read them. (I’m also coming off a couple of waves of new books – when someone from the U.S. comes [...]
12 Books To Help You Become A Superhero In The New Year
Some people make New Year’s resolutions to lose weight or quit smoking. But if you’ve resolved to become costumed crimefighter this year, we’re here to help, with twelve books that will mentally and physically prepare you for the superheroic life.
Read More: http://io9.com/5438011/12-books-to-help-you-become-a-superhero-in-the-new-year
Just for fun!
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Because there is no such think as taking too many breaks!
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy is the fourth of five children. For our first Christmas, my mother would make each one of us a stocking with our name and felt cut-out designs. When we would woke up on Christmas morning, there was never any confusion about which [...]
