Rheumatoid Arthritis Expert Hollybgroovin shares Rheumatoid Arthritis management news and commentary at MyRACentral.com. The HealthCentral Network, Inc. (www.HealthCentral.com) is one of the top health destinations on the Web, with more than 35 condition-specific, wellness and general health Web properties. http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937 http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/rss self application/xml en-us 15 120 19 http://www.healthcentral.com/images/hc_logo_sm.gif http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937 http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/101492/love Tue, 26 Jan 2010 14:06:00 -0500 Hollybgroovin Sometimes I get so caught up in my own self-loathing and self-pity.  I am too busy dwelling on the things I can no longer do and I am too busy throwing pity parties for myself to notice the truly important things.  I forget one of the most important things that has pulled me through the toughest times in my life.  And when I sit and think about it, I mean REALLY think about it....well, the world is perfect and my life is wonderful... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/101492/love http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/99009/heart Thu, 24 Dec 2009 01:33:00 -0500 Hollybgroovin This month has been one of the hardest months of my life.  It has definitely been an emotional roller coaster.  I have spent the last four weeks dwelling on all the many things rheumatoid arthritis has taken from me.  This year I feared that rheumatoid arthritis was going to take away something that means the world to me and my family.  This year I feared rheumatoid arthritis was going to steal Christmas away from my family,... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/99009/heart http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/97652/family Wed, 09 Dec 2009 03:37:00 -0500 Hollybgroovin Sometimes it is hard enough for us to understand our own suffering in the fight for rheumatoid arthritis, but for us to explain it to our family it almost an impossible task. Lately, I have been replaying my past journey with rheumatoid arthritis. It brings up emotions I thought were long gone, and memories I have chosen to forget. The one thing I remember most was trying to help my family understand, when I myself was so confused and lost.... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/97652/family http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/93572/blame Mon, 23 Nov 2009 23:44:00 -0500 Hollybgroovin The Blame Game   Oh the joys of rheumatoid arthritis and the guilt, depression, and the blame that comes with it.  It's called the blame game and I play it so well.  I blame rheumatoid arthritis for the things I no longer can do.  I blame my doctors for telling me I wasn't sick and for me having to spend years without treatment.  I blame my friends for making me feel so lonely as they all seemed to vanish as soon as... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/93572/blame http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/87076/choice Wed, 16 Sep 2009 19:26:00 -0400 Hollybgroovin This is not at all the way I had imagined my life.  These are not the plans I had made for myself.  I had plans and goals to accomplish and I just knew nothing would get in the way of my dreams.  I was going to have it all!   Little did I know that I was going to have it all, alright!   I was going to have pain in 69 joints, medication after medication, supplements after supplements, doctor's appointment after... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/87076/choice http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/77519/taking Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:09:00 -0400 Hollybgroovin I'm a proud person and I always have been. I don't like to ask for help, especially when I need it the most. I don't like to admit that there are things I am unable to do. And I sure don't like anyone thinking I am anything less than superwoman. I am too proud to admit that I can no longer take on the world as I once was able to. A lot of us rheumatoid arthritis sufferers are too proud to admit these things. But being proud people, why don't we... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/77519/taking http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/77508/living Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:58:00 -0400 Hollybgroovin The Optimistic Pessimist and living with RA   It's truely hard to look at the glass and see it as half full when it is so clearly half empty. It is truely hard to look at the sky and say what a beautiful day it is when the sky is black and it is pouring down hard. It is truely hard to say I will have a such a great life when your dreams and plans have been ripped away.   Struggling for positivity Sometimes I like to call... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/77508/living http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/72315/diffe Tue, 26 May 2009 10:48:00 -0400 Hollybgroovin The difference is...   I really appreciate the differences in my two boys, in fact I celebrate them. I love them more than I ever thought possible to love someone, and I tell them all day everyday how they make me the happiest momma in the world! My oldest son Gavin is nine. He is brilliant. He has always been in the 98 percentile of students in the united states as far as testing at his age goes. He has a big vocabulary and loves to... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/72315/diffe http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/71497/love Tue, 19 May 2009 00:46:00 -0400 Hollybgroovin I was raised by my grandparents and I was very fortunate. My grandpa, being a deacon in our church, took me everywhere with him. I was his constant "tag-along" and I didn't mind one bit. He was always my hero. I remember how every sunday afternoon my grandpa would take me on a grocery shopping trip. This, however, was not the normal grocery shopping trip you might expect. After we would get the groceries packed in his old chevy S-10 we were on... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/71497/love http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/70710/letter Tue, 12 May 2009 15:56:00 -0400 Hollybgroovin From the outside looking in I don't like what I have been feeling lately. I have been put in a postion that makes me uncomfortable. It is a place that I hoped and prayed that I would never have to be in. Its a place that I dont want to face. I must face it to have understanding of the others, the ones who love me. Through my sadness and fears I will learn from it, and I will carry on.   Being sick isn't all about me I always knew... http://www.healthcentral.com/rheumatoid-arthritis/c/9937/70710/letter