Living

When you live with disability and or chronic illness, you can be so focused on finding that “cure” or thing that will make your life more like what it used...

Trying to make a living while living with a chronic condition may be possible depending on the severity, but also may be one of the hardest things to accomplish for...

I like the title of this article because it makes the subject sound deep, philosophical, or maybe even a bit spiritual. As if I might pontificate on the practice of...

I’ve written about this topic before, but it still hurts like hell to write about. It hurts to think about. I don’t think losing a friend due to my illness...

I was newly diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis and still celebrating freedom from pain when I noticed the first signs something affecting my stomach. Over the weeks and months that followed...

Today was my second day straight calling in sick at work. Hopefully, they will understand and it won’t put my job in jeopardy. I worry so much because of the...

Editor's note: A friendly reminder that everyone has different dietary needs, and what works for author Dawn may not work for you. My doctor asked me to try the DASH...

2022, Here We Come! Happy New Year! What does the start of the new year mean to you? To me, this question has shifted over the years living with AS. The...

Living with an illness and trying to get those around you to understand, to a certain extent anyways, what it’s like to be in your shoes can take a lot...

I’ve never dyed my hair or done anything adventurous with it. So, I rarely go to the hairdressers. Before Covid I might go every 4-6 months to get a trim...

I’ve said from the start of this disease that I personally believe therapy is key in managing this disease. I had mental illnesses prior to being diagnosed with AS, but...

I am currently a university student but first started experiencing AS symptoms during high school. Being a student is hard enough, but when you mix in having a chronic illness...

Before I start writing about my experience with disability allowance/payment, I want to say that I know how much harder it is for others to get approved for disability. It seems...

For most of us, we have grown up in a world where cannabis was illegal, or at least society frowned upon it. There’s a lot of subconscious ideas that we...

Do you suffer from holiday hangover? I always do, and I don’t even have AS! (My husband, Keegan, is the one with AS.) Now that Keegan and I have 2...

Getting told I had axial spondyloarthritis filled me with two big emotions: fear and relief. I didn’t want to be told I had an incurable, progressive disease. If I’m honest...

This January marks the third anniversary of my AS diagnosis. However, I can’t tell you the exact date. The previous January, a close friend of mine passed away. Being the superstitious...

I had high hopes for my rheumatologist appointment on Monday. It was my first face to face consultation in over 2 years and I felt weirdly excited. The night before...

It’s my third week on my new job, as I am still in training. As I am writing this article, I have tears in my eyes from the tiredness. I...

When you’re down in the dumps for so long, sometimes it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Or any light at all. Waking up and...