Ali Long

Throughout the past year I have noticed that even in the deepest slumber, my pain can control me. Often the pain might wake me. This is annoying but what I...

I would consider myself a hard-working person. I started babysitting when I was 15. I had my first part time job at 16. All through college I worked evenings and...

As my one-year painiversary is coming up, I thought writing an article about this topic was important. My last pain-free day was the 13th of April 2020. I did not...

It’s one of those days, one of those days where the pain and fatigue to take over. Standing is too difficult. The fatigue makes me dizzy and the pain, well it’s...

Editor's note: You can read Part 1 of Ali's "Pain Management" series here. When you're in pain the last thing you'd even want to think about is exercise. When you...

I wake up, rollover, ouch! Everything feels stuck. I slowly turn over, moaning. Usually, when I get a good night's sleep, I tend to sleep wrong. I wake up with...

I often feel like I am going to wake up some morning and this was all a bad dream, a nightmare. Although I find it hard to remember my life...

We all know that stress is the worst thing for an individual with AS. I know this, and for me having AS causes me stress! How do I control this?...

Being a student is hard enough as it is. Being a student with a chronic illness is a whole new level of hard. I am in my final year of...

First of all, managing pain is different for everyone. During my journey, I quickly learned there is a lot of trial and error when it comes to pain management. What...

Although I’ve only been diagnosed for a year, I feel like I am a shadow of my former self. I have changed both physically and emotionally. Before I was sick, I would...

Throughout my life I have always been tired, I thought this was "normal." I have suffered from mild back pain on and off for years, mostly in my tailbone. I...