Blog Articles by Month: October 2020

#TalkOverRA: Pro Tip to Help Your Rheumatologist Understand Your Pain

One of the defining characteristics of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is pain. It can run the gamut from mild or temporary to severe and chronic, caused by active inflammation or damage to the joints, exacerbated by overdoing it or not moving at all. Living with unpredictable pain is incredibly difficult — because (obviously) it’s deeply uncomfortable,…

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2021 Calendar: The Best of The Past 12 Years

Meet my new 2021 calendar: The Best of the Seated View! BEST OF The Seated View 2021 Calendar by TheSeatedView October is one of my favourite times of the year and it has nothing to do with the seasons — I am a fervent spring and summer fan. But October is the month where I…

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Rheumatoid arthritis morning stiffness is a pain. Lene’s RA Pro Tip to get a better and pain-free morning. #Rheum #RheumatoidArthritis #ChronicPain #RheumatoidDisease

RA Pro Tips: How to Get Ahead of Morning Stiffness and Pain

Of the many things that are hard about living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA), one of the most dispiriting is perhaps the inability to start the day with any sort of brightness and flair. Upon waking, there’s that split second of looking forward to the new day before you’re hit with the anticipatory freeze while you…

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Hollywood fails miserably, often, when it comes to portraying disability. Here are some films that actually get it right.

Your Must-Watch List of Disability-Friendly Movies

Movies and television reflect our lives, but when they don’t show all of us — or worse, cast other people to play a particular group — it strengthens stereotype and discrimination. In my latest column for HealthCentral, I dive into disability in the movies and add a list of my favourites: “When I watch movies…

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