I've always considered myself as lucky that I have amazing doctors. I recently decided to change primary care doctor because of the location and their hours. It was a bit too hard to get an appointment when I was sick. I found myself going to walk-in clinics when I had a sinus infection or bronchitis.... Continue Reading →
I've been documenting my journey with my broken foot. It's been frustrating, painful, and difficult to say the least. Non-weight bearing is hard when you don't have autoimmune arthritis, but when you do, it's nearly overwhelming. When I found out my foot hadn't healed, I decided to stay at my parents' house over the Christmas... Continue Reading →
I had my follow up for my broken foot (AKA 5th metatarsal fracture) today. I've been trying my best to not bear weight on my foot since 11/1/2018. The past 46 days have been difficult. I've tried my best to not walk. I admit, it's so hard in my stair-filled house, so there are times when... Continue Reading →
A few months ago, I was contacted by a writer looking to do a story about a patient for the American College of Rheumatology's online magazine, "The Rheumatologist". She wanted to talk to someone who had attending the ACR's annual Advocates for Arthritis event in Washington DC. I was honored someone recommended me for the... Continue Reading →
On Monday, I had my annual mammogram. The following day, I received a message that there was a problem and I needed to come back. I missed the call and didn't get the message until late, so I had to wait until this morning to call back. The way the message sounded, there was an... Continue Reading →
How many times have I donated to charity walks? About 500 in the past few years, I would guess. I have a hard time walking myself, so I always feel the need to support others who can do so. As the cofounder of a non-profit (International Foundation for Autoimmune & Autoinflammatory Arthritis), we've often talked... Continue Reading →
Today was a terrible, horrible, no good, very bad day (extra points if you know that book!)....well, I may be a little melodramatic, but my day sucked the life out of me. It started with about 2.5 hours of sleep. I had to use my crutches a lot yesterday while traveling home from my holiday... Continue Reading →
I spend time with a lot of kids. In my work and in my life, I am surrounded by kids a lot. The other day, a kid came up to me and our conversation went something like this: Kid: I feel so bad for you. Me: Why? Kid: I read your book. Me: (thinking kid... Continue Reading →
Today, I had jury duty. It went a little something like this: 1. Ask to park in the handicapped parking area, but am sent to the farthest spot away from the elevators because the juror parking lot is closed and they don't have a handicapped spot in that section. 2. Am told that if I... Continue Reading →
Honored to be a part of this 4th annual RA Blog Week 2018. Thanks to Rick Phillips for organizing and inviting me to participate. Today's topic is not one I was able to respond to, so I decided to do another wild card. Here is today's prompt: Politics – Health is always a hot item for... Continue Reading →
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