Ease of Use: Fiskars Titanium Easy Action Scissors
As you may have noticed, this week is a little heavy on Ease of Use review. I made a commitment to post these before the end of the month and miscellaneous life events got in the way of a more even distribution. Hang in there. We return to your regularly scheduled program on Friday. The…
Ease of Use: DuoGlide Sweep Chefs Knife
The Arthritis Foundation’s Ease-of-Use Commendation recognizes products proven to make life easier for people who have arthritis and other physical limitations. These products are independently tested by experts and evaluated by people with arthritis. I have been asked to review a number of Ease-of-Use products during May, Arthritis Awareness Month in the US. My mother,…
Ease of Use: Tramontina Saute Pan
The Arthritis Foundation’s Ease-of-Use Commendation recognizes products proven to make life easier for people who have arthritis and other physical limitations. These products are independently tested by experts and evaluated by people with arthritis. I have been asked to review a number of Ease-of-Use products during May, Arthritis Awareness Month in the US. My mother,…
My Brush with Royalty
This past weekend wasn’t just exciting for me, it was exciting for anyone who likes a bit of royal watching. Prince Charles and his wife Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall did a lightning visit to Canada and spent about 24 hours in Toronto. As part of the itinerary, they were going to visit the Distillery…
A Call to Action: Increasing Physical Activity in Arthritis
The Arthritis Foundation is doing something very interesting. They’ve just released a report with recommendations for environmental and policy changes that can make it easier for people with arthritis to increase their physical activity. Great report, interesting interview with Dr. Patience White, VP of Public Health at the Foundation: “‘Arthritis is a major player in…
Bliss
How do you describe perfection? Well, there’s the smile of my face that’s been around since Saturday. It was the start of my and The Boy’s anniversary weekend and we started at Cavalia. What’s Cavalia? It’s heaven on earth, especially if you’re fond of horses. Which I am. I saw the original show (twice) several…
Ease-of-Use: Rexam 1-Clic Prescription Vial
The Arthritis Foundation’s Ease-of-Use Commendation recognizes products proven to make life easier for people who have arthritis and other physical limitations. These products are independently tested by experts and evaluated by people with arthritis. I have been asked to review a number of Ease-of-Use products during May, Arthritis Awareness Month in the US. My mother,…
A HealthCentral Collection
It’s been really busy around here lately, so I haven’t had time to give you links to my recent HealthCentral articles. Therefore, you get three for the price of one! May is Arthritis Awareness Monthly in the US and we therefore have a lot of things on the go on HealthCentral’s RA site. First, and…
Independence with RA and Disability: Reachers
One of the biggest frustrations of living with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) and disability is how it eats away and that your independence. Whether it’s the inability to open a jar, or needing others to pick up an item you dropped on the floor, the gradual erosion of independence is like the death of a thousand…
Behind the Scenes
I am a very lucky woman. A little over four months ago, RA Guy, Cathy and I decided we wanted to work together, leapfrogging off of RA Guy’s wonderful community collage. What exactly we were going to do was still up in the air. By the time we settled into an official structure, discussed options…
Show Us Your Hands! Releases Our Hands Can! Photo Book in Celebration of Arthritis Awareness Month
(May 7, 2012) – Show Us Your Hands! is pleased to announce the release of its Our Hands Can! photo book, the latest in a series of successful initiatives aimed at uniting the community of individuals who are living with inflammatory arthritis and increasing the public’s awareness of this group of autoimmune diseases. This…
The Arthritis Society Forum
The Arthritis Society is hosting a forum next week about osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. Dr. Edward Keystone is the keynote speaker and he is a fantastic, entertaining and inspiring speaker. I heard him speak about a year and a half ago and it made a tremendous impact on me. You can see the webcast of…