New Year's AS-olutionsIt’s that time of year again when something as minor as a number at the end of the date changing makes us...reactions6comments
My First Time Traveling Since Becoming HomeboundA little over a year ago I wanted to surprise my fiancé with something big for our 3 year anniversary--a trip to...reactions3comments
The Verdict in My Low Dose Naltrexone ExperimentIt’s been just over two years since I started taking Low Dose Naltrexone to help manage my AS. LDN is a somewhat...reactions17comments
Getting Through the Cold Months With ASAs a person living with ankylosing spondylitis, I feel like I'm a human barometer sometimes. The weather is getting colder, and I...reactions6comments
Self-Care During the Holiday Season and BeyondOn the Monday after the Thanksgiving holiday, many of my patients reported severe flares of their arthritis and back pain from ankylosing...reactions6comments
Luggage, Long Lines, and Jet-LagWhen my daughter received notice of acceptance into the University of Edinburgh for her Master's degree, she asked, "Will you go with...reactions6comments
Remission From Ankylosing Spondylitis: The Search for a UnicornIn something of a weird coincidence, my step-father also had ankylosing spondylitis. Russ died tragically in a car accident several years before...reactions8comments
Sticking With My Healthy Habits Through the HolidaysThe holidays are approaching fast! I will go home to see my family in the south of France for two weeks! What happens...reactions3comments
My Medication Temperature TroublesAnkylosing spondylitis is certainly a condition full of challenges. Medications like Enbrel, which I take, are supposed to help. Although sometimes they...reactions12comments
Chronic Help For Chronic Pain: Trying Marijuana For Pain For The First TimeOn my recent trip to Mexico and the USA, I was unable to bring my Enbrel injections with me. As I would be...reactions13comments
Redefining My Identity With AxSpaI’ve told my personal story with AxSpa many times over. Following my diagnosis I decided to help create awareness by creating a...reactions7comments
My New Diagnosis of ColitisI wrote about my new digestive issues back in the summer. Back then I didn’t know what would come of these new...reactions4comments
Having a Parent Care for MeI was 21 years old when my AS started getting bad. It's been almost two years since my condition has worsened. I've...reactions6comments
Learning to Live Again with My IllnessA while back I started becoming overwhelmed with my health. It felt like I was being controlled by it day in, day...reactions3comments
Festive Flare UpsFlare ups of my axial spondyloarthritis don’t come with too much of a warning. My disease does not believe in timely invitations...reactions2comments
What Is the Social Health Network Community?Like our other Health Union condition communities, the Social Health Network brings people together to drive unique and impactful conversations about health...reactionscomments
What Is the Social Health Network Community?Like our other Health Union condition communities, the Social Health Network brings people together to drive unique and impactful conversations about health...reactions4comments
4 Ways Self-Care Is Like KnittingI’m learning to knit. This was entirely unexpected after 15 years of crochet and a lifetime of being surrounded by crochet. My...reactions4comments
Don't Be a Pain in My AS!When you become ill it seems like everyone around you all of a sudden becomes a "doctor." They want to tell you...reactions4comments
Reminders For Days When I Haven’t SleptTyped into the notes section of my phone are a collection of messages that no one sees but me. I think of...reactions5comments
