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Leslie

Leslie

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Living with seronegative rheumatoid arthritis, working full time

Feeling pretty good these days

So yesterday the weather FINALLY decided that spring was going to come and we had some pretty decent temps. I got a haircut and picked my Mom up and ran her errands and took her shopping. We were finished around 3:30 and by 4:30 I had my own groceries put away and packed up my fishing gear in the car. What's important about this little story is... Read moreChevron
Lene  Andersen

Lene Andersen, Health Guide

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Writer, Advocate, Photographer

7 Ways to Reduce the Stress of Living with RA

Stress. It's something that's part of everyone's life. The world moves faster these days, and everyone's burning the candle at both ends. Add a chronic illness like rheumatoid arthritis to the mix and the stress increases exponentially. In addition to juggling the components of your regular life, you now also worry about the RA’s impact on... Read moreChevron
wonderwoman

wonderwoman

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mother and nanny, lover of people and God, love to help people

Excess sweating

Article Link: http://www.webmd.com/skin-problems-and-treatments/features/is-your-excessive-sweating-caused-by-a-medical-problem?page=2 I have been struggling with excess sweating for a number of years now and considered it to be hormonal. It is so severe that my head is continually soaked and dripping, not a nice look! In the midst of all... Read moreChevron
Lene  Andersen

Lene Andersen, Health Guide

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Writer, Advocate, Photographer

The Month Ahead: Stress Reduction, Hope and Support for RA

Happy April 1st! Not only is this the first month of non-winter — very important to those of us who live in the northern part of the continent — but it's also the traditional day for pulling good-natured pranks. I like to think of April Fools' Day as a reminder that a brighter, sunnier time of year is starting, a sort of calendrical... Read moreChevron
Lisa Emrich

Lisa Emrich, Health Guide

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Musician, Patient Advocate, Author of 'Brass and Ivory' blog, and Founder of the 'Carnival of MS Bloggers'

Do Autoimmune Diseases Run in Families?

Are you the only member of your family that lives with an autoimmune disease?  Do you have more than one autoimmune disease, a condition known as polyautoimmunity?  We have talked about comorbidities, such as my dual diagnoses of MS and RA, but we haven’t talked much about autoimmune diseases which tend to cluster (aggregate) in... Read moreChevron

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