Saturday, January 12, 2013

Jennie Roe's Posts

Adapting to Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis

As I stand amidst the chaos of moving boxes, bubble wrap and packing tape, preparing for the imminent move from the home I love, I can't help musing over how much my life has changed in the last year since I was diagnosed with RA.   We bought this home a little over three years ago ... our own little piece of Heaven on Earth, in a small rural... Read moreChevron

Everyday Women Learning to Manage Their Rheumatoid Arthritis

About three years ago, when I was responsible for managing chronic disease in our national health department, the CEO of Arthritis Australia mentioned (almost in passing) a project they were about to start. They were planning to showcase a series of everyday women with RA, who would each tell their story to a different female politician, in an... Read moreChevron

The Long and Winding Road to Diagnosis

Greetings!   While I am fairly IT-savvy and well-accustomed to sourcing information from the web, I am relatively new to blogging.  I have generally played the part of the invisible voyeur, stealthily scrutinising others' blogs to feed my insatiable appetite for information, and only rarely reaching out with a comment or personal... Read moreChevron

Taking Control of Rheumatoid Arthritis Through Aqua Aerobics

Like many of us at mid-life, I had amassed more than a few unwanted kilograms and had the makings of a good ‘spare tyre' around my waistline. It was the result of many years of slow neglect, helped along by a largely sedentary lifestyle, long hours in an office job, and a pretty unhealthy aversion to regular exercise. (I have always loathed... Read moreChevron