Infertility and Miracle Babies: The Story of the Tinks
April 23-29 is National Infertility Awareness Week in the US and today, my sister Janne tells her story of infertility, treatment, and two amazing miracle babies. Many of you have followed the Tinks from they were born, but you may not know that they came to be because of infertility treatment. The Tinks at 2…
Sickness Behaviour: The Many Causes of Fatigue with Chronic Illness
Wrung-out dishcloth. Someone unplugged my power cord. Death warmed over. All of these (and more) have been used to describe the fatigue associated with active RA and other types of chronic illness. And all of them have applied to me lately. Which explains why you haven’t seen much of me. I have fond memories of…
Don’t Suffer in Silence: Why Talking About Pain is Good for You
Do you talk about your pain or do you keep it to yourself? so many people who live with chronic pain due the latter. And it’s not always a good idea. In my new post for Mango Health, I write about why talking about your pain can be good for you: “It’s not considered polite…
When RA Interrupts a Pro Baseball Career
Emil deAndreis had just signed his first pro contract as a baseball player when rheumatoid arthritis went nuts in his body. His new book is a memoir of his life with baseball (an excellent book, by the way). I interviewed him for HealthCentral: “”Almost everything good that has happened to me has its roots in…
TV Review: Life Below Zero
There are times when I dream of living in a cabin in the woods, far from away from civilization and the noise (and okay, people). Waking up to fresh air, birdsong, and the wind in the pines would be my idea of heaven. And then there’s reality. For the past week, I have been obsessively…
Opposing Prayer in Public School is Not Racist
How’s that for a click-bait title? As I was having my breakfast this morning, I read an article in the Toronto Star called Moving from Religious Accommodation to Religious Acceptance. The topic itself is something that interests me, and I thought there might also be some good points that I could use for a post…
What People with RA Want You to Know
Living with RA can be really hard and I’m not talking about the pain and fatigue. The reactions from people you meet and the lack of knowledge can create some truly unique situations. For my new HealthCentral slideshow, I asked the RA community what they most wanted others to know: “Living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA)…