Resetting After a Bad DayOn days where the emotional baggage that comes with living with a chronic illness pours down on us, sometimes it feels like...reactions5comments
How AS Has Changed MeAlthough I’ve only been diagnosed for a year, I feel like I am a shadow of my former self. I have changed both physically...reactions1comment
How Journaling Has Helped My Chronic Illness JourneyI’ve loved journaling since I was a kid. Whether it was a secret diary stored in that special hiding spot or a...reactionscomments
Going Back to the BasicsI think this pandemic has been useful in terms of revising what works and doesn’t work for me in terms of managing...reactions7comments
My Chronic World ContinuesThey said to think more positive. They said tomorrow will be a better day. They said try another treatment plan it might...reactions1comment
All Wins Are Big WinsOne of the most frustrating things that happens when living with AS is the tendency to judge ourselves against our pre-diagnosis selves...reactions2comments
I Got Scoped. Twice! My 2021 included a personal medical safari through hematology to treat a life-threatening anemia, gastroenterology to find the source, and close monitoring...reactions1comment
A Letter to my AS It’s one of those days, one of those days where the pain and fatigue to take over. Standing is too difficult. The fatigue...reactions1comment
A Letter to My Past SelfDear past Ali, You will never believe how much you have grown. You are so strong. You’ve been through a lot. This past year has been...reactions1comment
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...reactions1comment
My AxSpA-To-Go StrategyWhen I first started taking biologics, first Humira and now Amgevita, multiple people encouraged me by telling me that many people “get...reactions2comments
My Second Birthday With AxSpaMy second birthday being sick was thankfully a lot better than my first. I made a plan of what I wanted to do. I...reactions6comments
How I Approach The Holiday SeasonThe Christmas holidays are approaching! For me, this means taking time off work, traveling back home to be with family, eating delicious...reactions3comments
Learning to Love My New, Disabled BodyMy whole life I’ve been skinny. With comments as a child like “you’re a twig!” and “you’re so bony”, I got used...reactions1comment
Hands Off My Crutches!Mobility aids should be seen as a blessing for people like us with conditions that can affect our mobility. Surely it’s a...reactions8comments
My Altered Breakfast RoutineI have never been a good breakfast eater. I am not a morning person and to be able to have a meal...reactions9comments
Blessings That Ankylosing Spondylitis Has Given To MeHaving AS has been one of the hardest things that has been placed on my path. I have come to believe that...reactions5comments
Write It DownI have always wanted to be a writer. Secretly. Secretly, because the world I grew up in didn’t have writers in it...reactions10comments
Is It Just Me? My Struggles With Poor Body ImageI am sure other people worry about body image. It’s normal to worry just a little bit, right? But I wonder if...reactions4comments
The "Flu-mira"It has been more than a year since I started treating my ankylosing spondylitis with Humira. This treatment has been life-changing. Even...reactions1comment
