"I had to stop cold in order to wake up."
M.E.A. McNeil, author of The First Year - Rheumatoid Arthritis: an Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed speaks of the RA flare that trapped her in bed, "unable to turn over ... watch television or read" with gratitude.
Mea, as she's known, was diagnosed in 1993 after several years of symptoms, primarily in her feet. That was 15 years ago -- medically the dark ages for RA. The information pamphlet given to her had the word "arthritis" written...
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