My Second Choice One of our members invites you to walk a mile in her shoes: Q: Current Age? A: 29 Q: Age of Onset or start of symptoms? A: I was 13 Q: Age of Diagnosis? A: 14 Q: Where are you located? A: Austin, TX Q: What is your profession? A: Bank [...]
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My Dancing Shoes Here is the story of one of our members that is inviting you to take a walk in her shoes: Q: Current Age? A: 50 found their Q: Age of Onset or start of symptoms? A: 34, concurrent with my first ever bout with the flu and pneumonia Q: Age [...]
Letter to "Normals": Those Without Rheumatoid Arthritis by Thesirenscream A letter that I copied and pasted from somewhere else and changed to suit my own situation. I think I changed quite a bit of it but I don't remember. Feel free to take mine and copy and paste it yourself, change it, and give [...]
A Letter to My RA by Jennifer Dear RA, This letter is to inform you that you have officially worn out your welcome. I am tired of your everyday nagging. Your late night calls that linger on for endless hours. Your total lack of inconsideration to my schedule. The way you show up unannounced [...]
My RA Fact Sheet by Thesirenscream I made this when I was first diagnosed and gave it to my family. It's kind of long but they said it helped them to understand a lot more about RA. Hope it's helpful for you all too! First let's discuss exactly what RA is. Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) [...]
What Can I Do to Raise Awareness for Rheumatoid Arthritis?? by Niki Wyre Since I was finally diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis, I was shocked at how little people actually know about what RA entails. I only knew about it because of research I had done when I was looking for what could be wrong with [...]