On this blog you can also read abouttraveland ourvan lifeadventures. I share these stories to inspire you to follow your own dreams, to discover how you want to live your life with rheumatoid arthritis and because I love writing! Why this RA blog? I have tried to give the information I...
We’re dedicated to sharing the perspectives of people affected by chronic inflammatory conditions like rheumatoid arthritis (RA). That’s why we createdArthritis.com , a place where people living with RA can find inspiration, lifestyle advice, tools and disease information. Following is an article...
Right about the time I was finallydiagnosedwith Rheumatoid Arthritis, I got a call from a friend who was coming to the coast for a vacation. “Bring the kids and come out to the beach and see us,” she said. I really love to visit friends. Of course, I love the beach. And, like...
Stamm TA, Lovelock L, Stew G, Nell V, Smolen JS, Jonsson H, Sadlo G, Machold K. I have mastered the challenge of living with a chronic disease: the life stories of people with rheumatoid arthritis. Qual Health Res. 2008;18(5):658–69....
Informed by Margaret Newman's theory of Health as Expanding Consciousness, this interpretive study described the life patterns of three women with rheumatoid arthritis as a process of expanding consciousness. The women's stories revealed transcendence of self-boundaries and personal transformation as new...
With Malaysia being so hot, doctors attributed my symptoms to the heat and allergies and prescribed antihistamines. As the joint pain started, and no one could tell for sure what this mystery illness was, I was prescribed medication for rheumatoid arthritis....
I recently had a patient diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). She had joint pain and swelling in the fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders, knees, ankles; everywhere! When she came to see me, we did a comprehensive digestive stool analysis. This is a stool test that looks at a lot of...
I can only vouch for myself, my brother has MS, he's getting worse and worse, you cannot talk to him or the rest of my family about diet they laugh in your face, unfortunately auto immune diseases run in my family, I myself have rheumatoid arthritis, since following this diet I've...
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(in press) Divergent perceptions in health-related quality of life between family members and patients with rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, and ankylosing spondylitis. Rheumatol Intern Schipper HJ, Clinch JJ, Olweny CLM. Quality of life studies: definitions and conceptual issues. In...