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Why is it that when I know something is good for me and will make me feel better, I don’t do it? Generally, I’m a pretty motivated and disciplined individual. I was never one to procrastinate on big assignments or papers in school, and in my professional life, I’m usually right on top of... Read more
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January.The start of a new year is here, bringing with it renewed vigor, renewed zeal and well-meaning resolutions in abundance. It always sounds so optimistic and full of promise, but if you are like me, RA can get January, and the new year, off on the wrong track.
The first problem with January is that it... Read more
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In some of my previous articles and blog posts, I have bemoaned the irksome complications that dating with a chronic disease can bring, such as RA-proofing your apartment, making it through a date when your RA decides it doesn’t want to be on a date, and the most controversial topic of all - when to reveal to... Read more
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One of the most difficult parts of saying good-bye to New York City was saying good-bye to my doctors. Though I hadn’t been seeing them for all that long (two years isn’t a lot in the life of a chronic patient), these were the doctors who went through my diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis and... Read more
When I was in high school, I qualified for what you would call an overachiever: I was a straight-A student, was in rehearsal or working on the high school play nearly every day after school, took dance classes upwards of three times a week, and still managed to find time to hang out with my friends. In college, the trend continued as I engrossed... Read more
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