This was the amount of time over the past two days during which I was absolutely pain free. No, not just “the pain is not registering” pain free. I’m speaking about a complete absence of pain. 100%. Even my physical therapist was surprised when I showed up for my appointment yesterday, exhibiting absolutely no signs [...]
I currently find myself in a much better place than where I was a week ago. Sure, the pain is still there – but it is neither as intense nor as constant as it was just a few days ago. Up until a few months ago, when I was in this same situation, I would [...]
Every now and then, I stop everything I am doing and suddenly realize exactly how much pain I am actually experiencing. Today was one of those days. Maybe it was because my physical therapy session this afternoon was twice its usual length, or maybe it was because my physical therapist asked me to come in [...]
Earlier today, a good friend asked for a “pick-me-up”. I turned to today’s date in Revelations: Latin American Wisdom for Every Day, a daily photography and quotation book that I keep in my office. I really enjoyed what I found and, so I thought I would share it here on my blog.
A festive crowd at [...]
A few months ago, Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy was thrilled when the National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society in the United Kingdom asked him if he would write an article for their upcoming magazine. Those of you who are NRAS members have more than likely already received your magazine in the mail…I mean, post. For the rest of [...]
I think most of us are familiar with the milk bottle carnival game. A number of glass milk bottles are stacked in a pyramid, and players must knock all of the bottles of the platform with the throw of one (or three?) baseballs. Some people claim that this game can be easily rigged, by making [...]
Living It, Loving It: The Modern Mom
Somewhere between my diagnosis and last Fall, I realized that I had to fight for myself and for my family. I had to face my diagnoses and live with them. RA had changed my life and along the way, I changed my lifestyle. My sense of humor, my determination, my faith in God, my strength, [...]
One of the aspects of living with rheumatoid arthritis that has been most difficult for me to come to terms with has been the roller coaster fluctuations from good to bad. Sometimes these ups and downs take place over the course of weeks and days, and at other times they take place over the course [...]
