A Painful Return To PillsI'm ever so grateful for my medications and they have completely turned my life around. I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis in...reactions17comments
The 2024 Social Health Awards ProgramEditorial Note: Nominations for 2024 are now closed. We are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards...reactionscomments
The 2024 Social Health Awards ProgramWe are very excited to announce the launch of the 2024 Social Health Awards program! The Social Health Awards is an awards...reactions1comment
When Chronic Illness and Stress CollideWhen stress presents itself in my life it tends to turn my life inside out and entirely consume my mind. Everything else...reactions8comments
I'm Not Returning to College CampusThis semester college has returned full-time to campus, but I am unable to return to campus due to my AS and being...reactions3comments
Getting My Driver's License With Ankylosing SpondylitisI got my license this month! After 7 years of constantly failing tests, I finally did it. Driving is not for everyone...reactions4comments
Understanding is Love: My New Mantra“Understanding is love’s other name. If you don’t understand you can’t love.” -Thich Nhat Hanh If you met me and told me...reactions4comments
Trauma and Health AnxietyDuring 2020 — when the pandemic began — I developed what I call extreme health anxiety. Living with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) just...reactions2comments
5 Low-Key Arthritis Advocacy MovesI grew up around a bunch of civic minded folks. The adults in my life took an active part in our community...reactions4comments
How Working On My General Health Helped My SymptomsThere’s a certain hopeless finality in being told you have a disease with no cure. I didn’t for a moment question the...reactions5comments
I Stood Up For Myself!I’ve been a shy, anxious person my whole life. I don’t remember a time when I found it easy to talk to...reactions3comments
Finally Finding ReliefI've had 5 long years of an agonizing flare that I thought would never subside. This journey to and through diagnosis of...reactions19comments
The Pain That Wasn’t ASIt had been a year without a flare, the first I could remember in more than a decade. The years of fine...reactions8comments
Keep On Dancing: Going to a Concert With AxSpAAxial spondyloarthritis has a way of creeping into every activity I do, like a bright red sock accidentally mixed in with a...reactions4comments
My First AxSpa Medication Led to NeutropeniaI am in charge of my health, I keep a close eye on my blood tests and other investigations, I follow my...reactions12comments
The Never-Ending War Between Pain and FatigueLately my days have been spent glued to my bed, barely feeling human. I haven’t been able to write, work on my...reactions13comments
Resistance Bands for Ankylosing SpondylitisIn my pre-diagnosis days, the only thing I enjoyed more than a trip to the pub was one to the gym. In the months before...reactions10comments
Cultivating CalmnessI have now lived with ankylosing spondylitis for the past 12 years. What a journey! What a rollercoaster! So much has happened...reactions2comments
How I Garden With ArthritisI come from a long line of gardeners. My great grandfather was a proper professional English Gardener. My grandmother grew lots of...reactions4comments
My First Trips With ASDoctors diagnosed me with ankylosing spondylitis at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. As we all know, everything was closed, and we...reactions3comments
