Information and opinions on health from Barb at HealthCentral.com. HealthCentral.com is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/236741/index http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/236741/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/profiles/c/236741/index http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/236741/152211/fo Thu, 19 Apr 2012 00:58:41 -0400 Barb  Hello All, it's been a while since I've posted here.  I think around late July 2011 was the last post.  Well, its been nasty out there.  I was stuck in what I call the "Crash Zone". Sometime first of August I started with a slight sore throat, you know the kind that is annoying but really doesn't hurt.  That continued for the entire month, saw my doc about week three and we cultured it, nothing grew, but we decided to... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/236741/152211/fo http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/236741/140826/le Thu, 30 Jun 2011 00:36:38 -0400 Barb As my journey continues to learning to live with my Arthritis' (RA, OA, PA) I have found myself learning to dance again. Let me explain. A remider of my pre-arthritis days came back to me in the form of an old friend, Dancing. My mother found an old tape of my last days in a long history of ballet and tap dance, including some footage of a couple broadway type local performances I had done.  Wow, all of the sudden I really missed it (and... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/236741/140826/le http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/236741/138810/elusive-skill Mon, 23 May 2011 23:53:11 -0400 Barb I recently was involved with a conversation here on this site that essentially kept me from posting that night.  As the situation took my reason for being on HealthCentral that evening in a whole different direction.  I realized, on that night, what I have been telling myself and others is true, there is always someone else worse off than yourself.  However, that doesn't really help you cope with the situation you are faced with... http://www.healthcentral.com/depression/c/236741/138810/elusive-skill http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/236741/134964/co Sat, 26 Mar 2011 18:11:52 -0400 Barb Since joining this site, only a few days ago, I have learned so much. I am a 40 something year old Nurse, working fulltime to help support my family. My spouse and 3 children, (only one is 23 so not really a child), they are 23, 10, and 8.  I have been a nurse for 25+ years and though this experience have learned I don't know as much as I thought.  Since getting my diagnoses, have come to realize that I still have a lot to... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/236741/134964/co