Blog Articles by Month: May 2017

How to Interview a Doctor & Why You Should

Have you ever interviewed a doctor before signing on  as the patient? Not many people do — we just cross our fingers and hope for the best. In my new post for HealthCentral, I tell you all about how to interview a doctor and why you should: “As a person with a rheumatoid arthritis (RA),…

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Petite and Pudgy Looking for Timeless Fashion

I had a medical appointment fairly close to the Eaton Centre and it being that time a year where I stand in front of my closet bemoaning the lack of appropriate clothes therein, it seemed like kismet. So I headed to the building with many, many stores ready to give someone money so they could…

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The Importance of Sleep with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Write what you know, right? So I wrote about how important sleep is when you have RA: “Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) affects all areas of your life, including the ability to participate in your family, community, and work. It also affects your appetite, moods, and the ability to get a good night’s sleep. Anxiety about life…

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Exciting Ways to Advocate for Rheumatoid Arthritis

It’s Arthritis Awareness Month in the US and to celebrate, I’ve collected nine ways to advocate for RA (and yourself). My new slideshow for HealthCentral starts like this: “There are a lot of misperceptions about rheumatoid arthritis (RA), and they can make it more difficult to live with this condition. You have the power to…

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Walking for You, Walking for Me

There are so many reasons why I do the Walk to Fight Arthritis.  I grew up in a time when there were no treatments for RA and most ended up in wheelchairs with severe deformities, like me. These days, rheumatoid arthritis is becoming an invisible illness because of new advances in treatment and progress is…

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