A key part of living with chronic pain is describing your pain, which can be surprisingly difficult. I still find…
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As this month marks 18 years since my chronic pain started, I’ve been reflecting a lot on what my life…
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One of the most common questions I’m asked is, “How is arthritis treated?” Most people just think of arthritis as…
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I’ve been in the arthritis world for 9 years as of this month, and it’s easy for me to forget…
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Endometriosis is a chronic illness that affects as many as 10% of people who have a uterus. But it often…
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As of 2016, 20% of Americans live with chronic pain (x). That’s so many people; it’s around 50 million. If…
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Roughly 1.5 million Americans have rheumatoid arthritis, an autoimmune inflammatory form of arthritis (x). If you’ve been following me for…
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The biggest snag I run into when I tell people that I have rheumatoid arthritis is that people often don’t…
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People are generally shocked when I tell them that it took 9 years before I received my rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis….
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Happy Monday! Before we get into today’s post, I want to give you guys a heads up: this will be…