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So I have done it: I've hit my first anniversary of being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. And what a year it has been -- full of so many volatile ups and downs that it could give the stock exchange a run for its money.
Just a year ago (to me, it feels more like an entire century), had I... Read more
Excerpted from The Single Gal's Guide to Rheumatoid Arthritis
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In my first therapy session post-diagnosis (yes, I am in therapy, people. I live in New York -- you get one when you sign a lease here), I remember talking to my therapist about how, now that I was "sick," I was going to meditate and... Read more
Excerpted from The Single Gal's Guide to RA
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Sundays for me have always served as relaxing, lazy days when I could sleep in, fix a big breakfast with a hot mug of coffee and hang about, maybe watching a movie or reading a good book.
But now, accompanying... Read more
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Right after I got tested for the first time to find out what was ailing me, I went out for brunch downtown with a friend of mine from yoga and meditation class. Over coffee and French toast, I told her about all the funny things going on with my body, and that I had been to my... Read more
Excerpted from The Single Gal's Guide to RA
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... It's amazing how many times I've ended up with my top off lately. In a way, you could say that I've been having a pretty hot and heavy relationship with Beth Israel -- seeing some doctor, nurse, or technician (and boy are they seeing... Read more
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