Coming Out of Remission After 8 YearsIt wasn’t very often, if I even did at all, that I thought about what it would be like if I came...reactions1comment
3 Tips For Mental Health After DiagnosisI knew — in some intuitive way — that I had ankylosing spondylitis (AS), or something similar about a decade before I...reactions1comment
How My Daily Life Has Changed I would consider myself a hard-working person. I started babysitting when I was 15. I had my first part time job at...reactions3comments
Moving With Axial SpondyloarthritisMy family and I purchased a home this winter, and while a part of me was extremely excited and anxious to make...reactions1comment
My New Coping Strategy: Earn My PainI have developed a new coping strategy over the past few months. I am going to earn my pain. At first glance...reactions2comments
Interview: How Coaching Could Change The Way You Live With AxSpa (Part 1)As a duo of a Life Coach (Julie) and a Health Coach (Lana), we have decided to write a series of articles...reactionscomments
A Lesson In Stability and Chronic IllnessI had the most transformative and bizarre and horrible month of March. When Shakespeare's soothsayer warns Julius Caesar, "Beware the Ides of...reactions1comment
I Only Have So Many SpoonsStruggling with inflammatory arthritis, I have days where I feel okay and days I don’t. It’s important to tune in to my...reactions2comments
How Health Coaching Could Change The Way A Person Lives With AxSpa: Part 2As a duo of a Life Coach (Julie) and a Health Coach (Lana), we have decided to write a series of articles...reactions3comments
On NSAID Use and Their Side EffectsMine is a common story. My lower back symptoms began when I was a teenager but I wasn’t diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis...reactions5comments
Can Journaling Help Us Manage Chronic Illness?There's a lot of evidence for how helpful writing can be for people who experience the trauma and grief of illness —...reactions1comment
Reflecting on my University Experience with Chronic PainMany hours in the library later, the day is finally here — I have completed my undergraduate degree, a Bachelor of Arts...reactions2comments
My 2020 AS GoalsThe year 2019 is done for (thank god) and a new decade is upon us. I usually don’t get super excited for...reactions1comment
Hacking Arthritis Self-CareHave you noticed how much content is devoted to what seems like normal things people should already know how to do? I'm...reactions1comment
4 Responses To Stigma Against DisabilityAs a 35-year-old, fairly active woman with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), I've come up against some pretty inaccurate and aggravatingly annoying ideas and...reactions2comments
A Year After My DiagnosisAs a medical student, you spend most of your time reading about all these rare diseases and learning how to recognize them...reactions3comments
My 10-year Anniversary With AS – 10 Insights GainedWow! Just writing this title feels strange. Strange to think that it has now been 10 years since the onset of my...reactions5comments
Using Mobility Aids in PublicI’ve been using mobility aids for about 4 years now. The thing is, it wasn’t until more recently that I started to...reactions5comments
Hey, You — Here Are 10 Examples of AbleismAbleism: Discrimination [whether purposeful or not] in favor of able-bodied people. This article is for people who love someone with a chronic...reactions1comment
Finally, My Cimzia Migraine StoppedI did not react well to Cimzia. It did not help me. I ended up in the ER after three months of...reactions3comments
