Erin King

I’ve been having trouble sleeping at night. I’ve been stressed, and not only am I struggling to quiet my mind enough to find deep sleep, but I’m tossing and turning...

You’re sitting at your desk with a heat pad plugged in, on high, and strapped to your lower back. A co-worker walks by, notices your setup, and stops to ask...

Being told that you will have to take medication for the rest of your life is scary. What if it stops working? What if you have a weird reaction to...

Walking down the stairs, I suddenly fall to my knees and grasp for the banister. The muscles in my lower back are seizing up and freaking out and I can’t...

Editor's note: Read part 1 of Erin's journey here. They say that the second trimester is supposed to be the easiest and most enjoyable part of pregnancy. For me, the...

Deciding to start a family while navigating life with ankylosing spondylitis wasn’t necessarily a hard decision. My husband and I recognized that we may be embarking on a challenge full...

Sitting with injection needles, alcohol cleansing wipes, and cute band-aids… Taking deep breaths and hyping yourself up to prick your skin and let your medication infiltrate your body… Dumping the...

Have you ever felt like you had a piece of dirt stuck in your eye, and no matter how many times you rinsed it, or how many drops you used...

As the terms “immunocompromised” and “suppressed immune system” flow through social media and news outlets linked to conversations surrounding COVID-19, I have found myself feeling more inclined than ever to...