Like a RockThe Bob Seger tune "Like a Rock" came on my music player as I walked the other day. It got me thinking of the number of references in popular music about...reactions11comments
My Experience on TaltzTaltz is not my first biologic on my journey to finding the right treatment. My first biologic was Cimzia, but my rheumatologist believed it stopped working right after my loading...reactions2comments
Explaining Ankylosing Spondylitis to My ChildrenAnkylosing spondylitis (and any other chronic illness for that matter) can happen to anyone. It doesn’t care if you’re a new college student or a single working mom of three...reactions4comments
Foot Pain Helped Me Get Diagnosed With AxSpa!When we think about foot pain, we often don’t think of it being a common AxSpa symptom, but for me this was one the main symptoms that started to put...reactions15comments
Part Two Of My Diagnosis Story: Back To The UKI left off Part 1 of my diagnosis story just before I was forced to wheel myself onto a flight back to the UK. I bid farewell to all of...reactions31comments
My First Birthday With AxSpaMy first birthday being sick was a strange one. I was so unwell. My friends and family made such an effort to make sure I had a special day, a...reactions5comments
My Experience With CimziaBefore I tell you about my experience on Cimzia, I want you to know that everybody is different, we will all react differently to medicine. What works for me, might...reactions2comments
Developing Boundaries In The AS CommunityThis is going to be hard to write — and hard to admit to myself — but I've had to develop real boundaries when it comes to engagement in the...reactions20comments
Always Being "On" With Chronic IllnessLiving with chronic illness means constantly feeling like you are tending to something, whether that be your physical body and its very real and always-present pain, or the deluge of...reactions3comments
Deciding Whether to Go Back to Work or NotIf you’ve read my other articles, you will know that before I got sick, I was a remarkably busy person. I used to work a lot while being a student in college. I was always...reactions11comments
The Lies I Told Myself Before DiagnosisIt’s roughly twenty years since I first noticed my symptoms. Eight years later I would finally hear them referred to as clear indicators that I had ankylosing spondylitis. During those...reactions11comments
How Music Helps Me CopeMusic is incredibly important in my life. I began playing from a young age courtesy of a lovingly heavy influence from my incredibly talented grandmother. I started formally taking piano...reactions3comments
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 they aged. Not less. But maybe it’s the...reactions5comments
It’s Okay If You’re Not Where You Thought You’d Be By NowYears ago I remember talking to some friends about what we envisioned for our futures—how our lives would look by the ages of 20, 25, 27… I remember saying that...reactions1comment
My Husband and I Stopped Sharing a Bed Because of ASIf you are anything like me, sleep is vital to your existence and it is non-negotiable for my pain management. And while I can sit here and say this now...reactions6comments
3 Ways to (Gently) Work Out With AS on Flare DaysEveryone is at a different stage in their AS, which is why I'm recommending these three below ways to move with one clear caveat: Please listen to your body, and...reactions7comments
Blessings of My DiseaseAlthough being diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis was a scary and uncertain experience, there are a lot of positives to come out of it. I began fundraising, something I had never...reactions1comment
Diet Changes That Helped My ASLiving with condition like AS is not as simple as taking medicine and getting on with it. Medication can only do so much. I'm very grateful for how well my...reactions28comments
My AxSpa JourneyI 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...reactions1comment
The Importance of Sunlight With ASI've lived in New York City for nearly 20 years — and for most of it, nature was just not a priority to me. I relished the cement jungle and...reactions12comments