Living With Mental Health: A Personal JourneyAs a young lad my dad always told me, "Boys don’t cry." My mum too, would also comfort me. "Come on now...reactionscomments
Sex! (And Ankylosing Spondylitis)There. I’ve said it. Not out loud, of course, but on the page. Sex. It’s a great word when you think about...reactions1comment
How My Music Helps Me Relax: 5 SongsI’ve been thinking about some of the things I do to relax. Not just relaxing my bones or my body, but relaxing...reactions2comments
A Mummy's Boy: Coping With Loss and Chronic IllnessMy mum died in 2021. It was in February, a dreary month in the UK when the skies are grey and the...reactions5comments
When the Rain CameSummer 1999. I am working and earning good money as a self-employed carpenter. The kids are doing well in school and Teresa...reactions4comments
Being a Bloke of a Certain AgeEvery one of us with AS knows how tough life can be. Every one of us must live with AS – even...reactionscomments
How Writing It Down Has Kept Me SaneI have always wanted to be a writer. Secretly. Secretly, because the world I grew up in didn’t have writers in it...reactions4comments
Write It DownI have always wanted to be a writer. Secretly. Secretly, because the world I grew up in didn’t have writers in it...reactions10comments
Is It Just Me? My Struggles With Poor Body ImageI am sure other people worry about body image. It’s normal to worry just a little bit, right? But I wonder if...reactions4comments
The Simple ThingsI’ve been thinking about all the things in my life that help me stay positive and happy. Happiness is tough to pin...reactions6comments
A New LifeI was diagnosed with AS in 1999 and told I’d never work again. I went on full benefits – I was even...reactions11comments
Streaking For The Over 60s Might Be Just What's NeededAs I’ve got older, I’ve become less inhibited about certain things. I’d always believed (naively perhaps) a person got more inhibited as...reactions5comments
The Long Path to DiagnosisI read recently that the longer it takes to get a diagnosis for AS the bleaker the long-term outcome for the sufferer...reactions4comments
Rumble, Old Man, Rumble!A story of a boxing match that helped me learn to manage my AxSpA flares. October 1974. I am 16 years old...reactions3comments
