Living

I have previously written about a few of the things that I decided to stop doing with my AxSpa diagnosis, so I thought I would flip that idea on its...

You can mask if you want to, even if you need to leave your friends behind. For me, and several other teachers out there, school has started up again. Our...

My journey through living with chronic fatigue started about a year and a half ago. I can’t remember the exact day—everything seems to blend together these days. It truly felt...

I remember when I found out I had an autoimmune disease. Learning my body had begun to attack itself was a strange moment for me. I couldn’t get a particular...

Months have passed since the July 4th celebrations here in the U.S.A. Fireworks, camping trips, and picnics resumed by more than a million-fold this year. Life restored; the flow and...

Just to set the stage-—I’m not the one with AS. My husband, Keegan, is. And I’m his caregiver. We both are at home all day. I work from my garage...

I read recently that the longer it takes to get a diagnosis for AS the bleaker the long-term outcome for the sufferer. Teresa and I have talked a lot about...

Getting my diagnosis, has been a bumpy ride for me. I had to see numerous doctors. Some that saying my mental health was the reason that everything that was happening...

Up until recently, I’d been pretty lucky with my doctors. My family doctor was the first doctor I told about my pain 4 years ago. She believed me right away...

In part 1, I told you how I experienced various symptoms for years without getting some answers. In part 2, I finally made progress once I decided to get involved...

Many people use mobility aids. These include canes, crutches, walkers/rollators, wheelchairs, etc. They are common things you can come across every day. I use my cane a lot when I...

Picture this: I'm seven years old, and there are several large adults holding me down to a hospital bed so that a nurse could inject me with a needle. At...

I need to stretch every day. Without fault, my hips are always stiff and the only way to keep adequate mobility is to constantly stretch. Particularly, I’m almost always stiff...

Something that's getting a lot of attention in the chronic illness community right now is the idea of a dynamic disability. So what is a dynamic disability and what can...

I thought I would share my diagnosis story with you guys for two reasons. Firstly, because it’s a pretty unique and crazy tale and secondly, to show to anyone who...

I think one of the biggest misconceptions I had about my AxSpa journey was that when I found the right medications, diet, and exercise routine to manage my disease, I...

This is volume 2 in a series of articles focusing on supporting loved ones with axial spondyloarthritis. The advice I would give to others with a spouse or family member...

“Try this, it will totally change your life!” “This amazing drug is now over the counter, I use it every day!” “All I need is 100mg of this and I'm...

I am a student studying Social Care Work. If you’ve read my article AS Doesn’t Give a Damn About College Deadlines or if you are a student, you will know...

Ankylosing spondylitis diagnoses can take years to find, and they usually come after a ton of pain and unexplained symptoms with a search for doctors that will take you seriously...