Rene Agterhof

In my last article I interviewed Health Union advocate James Hollens. This is the continuation of that interview. Because we all have a different journey with our disease I think...

I have lived with this condition for 30 years now. And I can say it has been a true rollercoaster ride for me filled with many ups and downs. Unfortunately...

One thing that became extremely clear to me since I have joined the community is the difference in how everybody experiences AS. No journey is the same and everybody has...

I have been using biologics for 14 years now. Never really getting used to injecting myself. Not because it’s painful but, in the back of my head, there always is...

Now that the warmer period finally has arrived in the northern hemisphere many of us experience less flares. Though I myself have never experienced an extreme difference with winter, I...

Trying to live a normal life with ankylosing spondylitis is a struggle for many of us. The pain and the lack of movement is such a huge part of this...

I realize that what I’m about to share won’t resonate with everybody. But if there are only a few people with whom my story resonates, my mission is a success...

During my thirty years so far of living with ankylosing spondylitis I had to make use of multiple aids. Glad that I could make use of them, though at the...

Like so many of us, receiving a diagnosis took some time for me as well. When I was about eleven or twelve years old I started getting pain in my...

Getting a good night's rest is something many of us in this community struggle with. I too have had and still have my problems with that. Due to the lower...

I wish to share a bit about my journey with hip replacements. Not to scare people that this will happen when you have AS, but to take away the fear...

My journey with AS has taken me from an all-time low to an all-time high. From receiving two hip replacements and not being able to run for 20 years to...

Everybody has experienced the toll a chronic illness can have on your mental health in one way or another. Being in constant pain, not being able to do the things...

In the early nineties, doctors diagnosed me with ankylosing spondylitis. With me being in my teens I couldn't really comprehend what kind of journey would lay ahead of me. The...