Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy, during his more difficult periods of living with rheumatoid arthritis, is often surprised by the comments and messages her receives from people who thank him for the optimistic attitude of living with RA that he shares here on this blog. Sometimes, when my challenges are big, I do not always recognize that [...]
Around this time of the year nineteen years ago, Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy was packing his bags and moving to New York City. Earlier that year I had planned on following the footsteps of my older siblings by attending Texas A&M University. I had already paid my deposit to be an Aggie (Gig ‘em!) , when [...]
Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy realizes that, once again, he is depressed.
I’ve been through this before many times, but I have never admitted it so publicly – either to myself or to others.
Before now, I always interpreted my depression as a sign of failure. One of my most frequent thoughts, once I reached this state, was that [...]
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 [...]
Today’s post is dedicated to all the caregivers out there.
They are true unsung heroes.
Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy has a partner of almost ten years, who has been by my side during every step of our journey through rheumatoid arthritis. From attending every doctors appointment with me, to picking up the slack around the house, to giving [...]
There is a fine, fine line between losing hope and moving forward. Yesterday Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy crossed that line multiple times, and it was scary as hell. My biggest victory during the afternoon was lifting my own fork to feed myself – before yesterday I would have never been able to envision that such [...]
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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