Do you hurt so much you wonder if it’s possible for pain to actually last this long and be this relenting, powerful and debilitating. Â Well this is what having Rheumatoid Arthritis does to its victims. Â That’s right, victims. Â Anything that hurt someone as much, as often and as long means we are its victims. Continue reading “RA- Rheumatoid Arthritis, We Are Victims”
I have Rheumatoid Arthritis a disease many really don’t know
It is harsh, it can be deadly, what a horrifying blow,
And it brings uncertainty, grief and so much loneliness
But we can’t forget about some of our biggest tests,
There’s depression, sorrow and the ongoing misunderstanding
That this is a disease that is so demanding,
Yes, disease I know that may surprise you
It is a very serious condition, this is true,
Pain is a constant and the fatigue just won’t go away
It’s in our lives each and every day,
We strive to make it with all that we’re going through
But many will still ask “What’s wrong with you”,
Life with RA can’t be explained in simple words
So it’s not getting the attention we feel it deserves,
Are we seeking attention, pity or any of this
No, not at all, our lives are not worth the risk,
The bottom line, Rheumatoid Arthritis is a horrendous disease
One that affects us all, more than anyone sees!
Be Blessed.
Normality, when something happens that shakes up your. You look forward to returning to normality, meaning the usual happenings of everyday life. Our state of being being, something that is just as expected. But this is not to be when you’re living with Rheumatoid Arthritis. It has made us forget what is expected and to be prepared for the unexpected, a life now filled with uncertainty and a whole new normal. Continue reading “RA-Has Rheumatoid Arthritis Made You Forget What Normal Feels Like”
Have I become my disease! Have I let what it has done to me affect the people and things in my life that are important to me the way it has affected me!  That is tough because having Rheumatoid Arthritis is bound to change who you are and how you are. It changes how you cope, think and respond to everything in your life, making you a symptom of a life that is filled with symptoms from a disease that is known as Rheumatoid Arthritis. A disease that has not been accepted for the damaging disease that it is. One that has us dealing with a myriad of affects that affect every aspect of our lives. Continue reading “Rheumatoid Arthritis-How Has This Disease Affected Our Lives and Tormented Us”
Have you sat down weary or maybe stood in the mirror, looked at yourself and wondered “Why did I get this disease”. Yes I’m sure we’ve all at some point wondered that but in reality we know it was the Will of God.  Not for punishment but because this is just a part of life and we just happened to be the ones to get Rheumatoid Arthritis. Continue reading “RA-Finding Our Voice Through Rheumatoid Arthritis”
When you look in the mirror at yourself, what do you think. Are you thinking Rheumatoid Arthritis has really changed the way that I look. Are you seeing a different person staring back at you? Do you notice your hair has gotten thinner or maybe your skin seems dry or maybe your face is puffier than before or even your teeth are being battered since you’ve been on medication to fight this disease. Do you just stare at yourself with a sense of sadness and loss because gone is that familiar face that once looked back at you before RA came into your life and took away that old you. Yes we all are missing a part of us that we wish we could have back. That old familiarity.  Continue reading “Rheumatoid Arthritis-What Do You See”
My body is wracked with constant pain
I don’t know how I’m able to sustain
I’m tired, weak and dealing with fierce fatigue
This disease really has my body under siege. Continue reading “RA-Not An Ordinary Disease”
There is an ongoing battle for understanding about Rheumatoid Arthritis and what it really is and what it mean to those of us that have it. By definition it is described as an auto immune disease that causes pain, stiffness, swelling and loss of function to joints. Um, but those symptoms sound like regular arthritis or osteoarthritis. Well the key difference here is “auto immune disease”. Continue reading “RA – Rheumatoid Arthritis A Disease Simply Not Understood By So Many – Why”
Rheumatoid Arthritis, our chronic and complicated disease. With it comes pain that we feel each and every day. Pain that fights us as vigorously as we fight it. Still explaining just how much this causes us seem to go unaccepted and misunderstood by so many causing us to fall into a pit of ISOLATION. Do you find yourself saying “I feel so alone in this fight” and you have no where or no one to turn to. This is what so many sufferers of RA have to face, the isolation that comes with having this dreaded disease. Continue reading “Rheumatoid Arthritis-The Isolation We Face”
RA AND THE FAMILY FIT 