Cake
Cake is a movie about a woman who lives with chronic pain. Claire, played by Jennifer Aniston, has the kind of pain that makes it difficult to move and difficult to be polite. She is cranky and bitchy and incredibly honest. She is also dealing with a great deal of emotional pain, although it takes…
Preparing for a Hip Replacement: What They Don’t Tell You
Helping my mother through her hip replacement has come with a rather sharp realization. Among all the information and training they give you – and they do give you a lot — there are a number of things they don’t tell you. Crucial things. Things you need to know to make your recovery from a…
Becoming Bionic: A Story from the Dark Ages of Rheumatology
Updated May 19, 2020 When I was 16, I had both my hips replaced. When I talk about it, I usually focus on the way they liberated me from more than two years of lying in a hospital bed. They enabled me to sit in a power wheelchair and to go home. I don’t talk about…
Live Bold Live Now Update
Almost exactly a year ago, HealthCentral released a series of immersive multimedia stories, featuring people living with different conditions. The rheumatoid arthritis story “starred” me. This week, I’m proud to present the update to the Live Bold Live Now story, featuring myself and my buddy Brad Carlson talking about how we’ve created a life with…
Show Us Your Hands!: New Year, New Site, New Book!
Last week, I mentioned having been immersed in Something Special as a reason for having been rather absent lately. Today, I am proud and very excited to share that Something Special with you: the new website and photo book for Show Us Your Hands!: “To celebrate our third anniversary, Show Us Your Hands! is proud…
On Decades, Miracles and Living the Dream
Image credit: dvarg Today is the 10thanniversary of my first injection of a biologic. At 3:35 PM, to be exact. Today is the 10th anniversary of me getting a second chance, of being given the gift of getting back my life. Ten years ago, I thought I’d celebrated my last Christmas. I had nothing…
Christmas, Tinksmas, and a Dog
Well, hi there! Remember me? I’ve woefully neglected the blog for the better part of two weeks while immersed in making Something Special, which I can’t talk about quite yet. Stay tuned! In between the “making Something Special,” Christmas happened and it was a wonderful break from working. The weather cooperated, which after last winter…