With the ongoing debate on ways to reform health care, I've been thinking about the routine medical care I receive in a typical year. However, living with multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, it is not always easy to know if a particular year is going to be "typical" or not. So I examined exactly what health care... Read more
With the intent to improve my diet in recent months, I’ve been spending more time in the kitchen. Trust me, I’m no chef, but I can follow a recipe. I even own a Better Homes and Gardens Cookbook. Even before my rheumatoid arthritis was diagnosed, I had started purchasing things for the kitchen which would prove to be... Read more
When it comes to finding financial assistance in paying for expensive medications, the process is not often an easy one. Many of the pharmaceutical companies that produce drugs specifically for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis make financial assistance available to patients in need. This benefits the patient and the drug... Read more
Sometimes when I wake up in the morning and the sun is shining brightly through my white curtains, I just know that it's going to be a great day.
I stretch long in the bed, rotate my legs left and right, rotate my ankles, reach high in the air toward the ceiling, give out a lion yawn, relax...
Then I start to get up out of bed. ... Read more
Recently at MultipleSclerosisCentral.com, I mentioned that I would begin writing here at MyRACentral.com. Several of the commenters on that post shared that they too have both MS and RA. I also received several emails asking questions about my experience living with both multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, including an e-mail from a... Read more
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