Wednesday, May 30, 2012

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The Month Ahead: Your Summer & RA

Welcome to summer! Two days ago here in Toronto, we had temperatures of 30C (that's 86F) for the first time since September 24, 2010. After seven months of winter - or was it a short Ice Age? - I am no longer wearing socks and all around me, people have a spring in their step and a smile on their face. There is something about the change of... Read moreChevron
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The Month Ahead: Celebrating Arthritis Awareness Month!

Do we have a treat for you! May is Arthritis Awareness Month and we'll be celebrating for the next 31 days, helping to raise awareness about arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis in particular. It will be a month full of treats - fabulous content and fabulous contests! More about that in a minute.   First, I want to introduce you to our new... Read moreChevron
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Forces Sufferers to Reevaluate Their Daily Lives

Rebirth. It is all around us here in the northern hemisphere as Mother Nature stretches, yawns and starts to come alive again. Walking down the street, I can see tiny, fragile shoots of the most delicate green peeking out from soil that has been frozen for too long. My soundtrack to the grocery store is the song of birds celebrating spring and I... Read moreChevron
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The Month Ahead: Near and Dear

My cat Lucy has what many might consider entirely too many toys. She plays with everything - nice, balls, catnip toys - as they strike her fancy, but she has a particular favorite. It's a remarkably ratty-looking rodent and she loves it with the passion of a thousand suns. We call it Bubo (short for 'bubonic'). Given the choice, she will choose... Read moreChevron
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The Risk of Heart Disease Associated with RA

Every time I go grocery shopping, I see Valentine's Day decorations. They've been out since Boxing Day, prompting me to hold forth at great length about how one holiday should be over before stores are allowed to put out the decorations for the next one, but nevermind. Wherever I go, I see hearts, balloons and streamers and combined with the... Read moreChevron