Thursday, May 31, 2012

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Brad

Brad, Health Guide

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Living with Severe / Aggressive RA, Sjogrens and Addisons

Love and RA

February is the month for Love, Valantines Day brings out the best in couples, we share cards, flowers, candy, dinner out and maybe even more romance after dinner. I want to talk about the other months and days of the year though, the more mundane day to day, and to me, the more important kind of love.    Sure, Valentines Day is nice, we... Read moreChevron
Peg

Thank you to the group!

I need to say "Thank You" to this group!  About this time last year one of you posted that you were on an anti inflamatory diet - which I had never heard of and knew nothing about.  Well after reading more than a few books  - 11 months later my joints and I feel a lot better and maybe even close to great! This is now my... Read moreChevron
Cathy

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I was diagnosed with RA in 2004.

Black History Experiences Affect Rheumatoid Arthritis Choices

The year I started kindergarten was a year of big changes for my family and me.  For me it meant the first time I would be away from my mom as I was given the gift of staying home with my mom and siblings as a young child rather than being sent to preschool.  For my two older brothers and my older sister, it meant leaving Catholic school... Read moreChevron
Lene  Andersen

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Writer, Advocate, Photographer

RA and Preventative Health Screening: Heart Health

Rheumatoid arthritis is a systemic disease. That means it causes inflammation in not just the joints, but also in other parts of your body such as your internal organs. The organ that commonly get most affected by systemic aspect of RA is your heart. In fact, cardiovascular disease contributes to people with RA on average having a lower life... Read moreChevron
Leslie Rott

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Sociology graduate student living with lupus and rheumatoid arthritis

Sex And RA

I know I'm known on my blog for being open, honest, and a straight shooter. But I've never quite talked so openly about the subject I am about to discuss. And I felt like I should, because all the "cool kids" with RA are doing it.   Let's talk about sex.   It's a part of life.   If we're being realistic, there are functional... Read moreChevron

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