My cousin Carrie is my inspiration. She has a special place in my heart. She smiles constantly, laughs as much as she
can, and really lives life to the fullest. She has a way of making everyone feel like they are the most important
person in the world. She is 19 years
old and is mentally handicapped. She has
been... Read more
Rheumatoid Arthritis is part of my life. It is why I am who I am. It is why I live how I live. It is the reason for my strength as well as
the reason for my struggle. I used to
think that you got to pick what you wanted in life. I now know that sometimes life picks what it
wants for you.
What do I want out... Read more
Before I became sick and knew the pain rheumatoid arthritis would bring, I was
busy. I always had to be on the go. I would start project after project. I had no patience. I had no down time. And I certainly had no time to enjoy the
little things in life.
Rhematoid Arthritis slowed me down
Things have... Read more
It’s still amazes me how Rheumatoid Arthritis can affect so
many different aspects of my life. Here
I am, many years after my diagnosis, still learning so much about life with
this disease. Here I am, still trying to
live well with RA.
Tornado Alley, Oklahoma
I live in northeastern Oklahoma, right in the middle of... Read more
Rheumatoid Arthritis, another way to say lonely?
Oh, I remember it well, the loneliness that RA brings. Maybe I know it well because I still live
with it everyday. It’s the feeling that
no one could ever possibly understand. It’s the feeling that there is no one cares and that we all seem to have
been... Read more
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