Yesterday morning Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy went to the airport to meet his mother, who arrived for what is scheduled to be a month long visit. I applaud her courage in traveling alone on this long trip, which due to a few hour delay on the last leg, stretched out to almost twenty-four hours door to [...]
A little over a month ago Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy wrote about his diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis, and the subsequent cycles of acceptance and denial.
The one thing that tied together all of these episodes was Out of Joint: A Private and Public Story of Arthritis, a personal story of living with rheumatoid arthritis by Mary Felstiner.
I [...]
Reach the stars,
And fly a fantasy,
Dream a dream,
And what you see will be.
-Theme song from “The Neverending Story”.
Rhuematoid Arthritis Guy has made some great strides during the past couple of months when it comes to accepting the chronic nature of his rheumatoid arthritis.
Even though I have already lived with RA for many years, I sometimes [...]
Today’s post is dedicated to everyone who has supported me on my journey through life with rheumatoid arthritis.
Near and far, you know who you are.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy is convinced that we live in an Orwellian world of Big Brother. No, I am not talking about the fact that we are surrounded by surveillance cameras, both [...]
Have you ever woken up one day with the feeling that you seem to have changed almost overnight, while the world around you continued to remain exactly the same?
Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy has been feeling this way recently. It’s a weird sensation, definitely – but it need not necessarily be a scary one. The idea of [...]
Out of Joint: A Private and Public Story of Arthritis
Mary Felstiner
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“A startling, poignant depiction of the progression of arthritis and of the person who is afflicted. Written from the heart with great lucidity and power, this book will alter forever the way you think about chronic illness.”
–Irvin Yalom, MD, author of The [...]
Pain is temporary. It may last a minute, or an hour, or a day, or a year, but eventually it will subside and something else will take its place. If I quit, however, it lasts forever. -Lance Armstrong
As some of you may already know, my rheumatoid arthritis has been flaring out of control since December. [...]
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