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Sara Nash

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Young, single professional in New York City

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (17)

Do We Look Sick to You?

The winter after I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis was one of the hardest for me. Living in New York City can be brutal no matter the season, but what made that winter even more difficult was the fact that because my disease was practically invisible; no stranger ever came to my rescue to open a door I couldn't push open or to give up a... Read more Chevron

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Debra

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I'm a school teacher and mother of two, poet, spinner, knitter,

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posted 10/28/2009, comments (3)

Swine Flu Vacation

Friday afternoon my nose started running. On Saturday the fever hit. My fourteen-year-old went though this a week ago, so I knew what was in store. I called in a week of sick days, not only for myself, but for my eleven-year old whose symptoms mirrored my own. So we've spent the last week on the... Read more Chevron

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bcavalliero

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57 yrs, correctional officer, happily married for 17 yrs.

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posted 10/27/2009, comments (10)

exhaustion

I was diagnosed with RA about 6 months ago and have tried to do alot of research. Recently, I am having a great deal of problems with exhaustion. It is incredibly bad. Some days I will feel pretty good and other days it is like someone put 100 pound weights on my ankles. I know exhaustion is part of it but is it really this... Read more Chevron

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oftentired

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posted 10/27/2009, comments (10)

Disability approved anyone??????

Hello all......I know we are all in the same neighborhood of RA and I was just wondering if it's possible to get approved for disability. What are the chances?? I cannot keep a job anymore and cannot get even close because of my attendance. I am absolutely at my wits end. I have applied for disability and don't... Read more Chevron

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posted 10/26/2009, comment (1)

Insecticides linked to PA

I found this very interesting. When I was first diagnosed with RA 20 years ago I had been working in a nursery for 7 years. I had been exposed to strong insecticides and other chemicals on a daily basis. This article sure has me wondering now about this now. Thoughts to ponder....

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