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Summertime, summertime. Who doesn’t love summer? The beautiful warm weather outside. The time where vacation mode comes along and you start planning a family trip to go away. The time...

I have dreams, though they may sound simple. I have dreams of laying in a vibrant field of grass with the warmth of the sun beaming onto my face. I...

So, picture this. I am walking through a big convention center filled with hundreds of vendors all displaying (most not selling) all manner of devices, ideas, or medications related to arthritis. I...

Since late 2019, COVID-19 has become a household name. It has changed many aspects of daily life. Especially for those living with chronic conditions. "Quarantine," "social distancing," and "herd immunity"...

Now that warmer weather is here, I find myself daydreaming about all the places I hope to visit this summer. I recently made a quick, long-weekend trip out to Utah...

In this article, I will speak about how I use CBD to manage my condition. I have been using CBD products for nearly a full year now. I’ve tried and...

Editor's note: This article is a part of a series. You can read part 1 and part 2 of this interview on our website. As a duo of a Life...

This is part 2 of the series. Please refer to part 1 for insights one through five about my 10-year journey with AS. Two areas I can control. Whatever treatment protocol I am...

I was diagnosed with COVID-19 a few months ago, at the end of March 2021. If it weren't tragic, it would be funny: I somehow managed to go an entire...

My ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a strange creature — it's very unpredictable and there are times when it doesn't seem to exist and times when it's all I can think...

The vaccines are here and the numbers are going down. Things are slowly starting to open up safely and my anxiety is through the roof. For the past year, life...

Summer is the season for going out and having fun. As children, summer break couldn't come fast enough. We just couldn't wait to hang out with friends. The possibilities were...

Those who live with chronic pain are masters of disguise — we smile as our bodies scream, fabricate energy when the real stuff is depleted, and neglect our needs so...

We talk so much about how our personal lives have changed with axial spondyloarthritis, but it occurred to me recently that my AS has affected more than just my life...

Ankylosing spondylitis isn't just aches and pains. It’s a lot of things, and for different people, it's a lot of different things. For me, it's pains and aches, stiffness, spasms, fatigue, and...

Since a young age, I was easily getting sick. I had days where I would feel so tired, drained. No matter how much sleep I would get, it wouldn’t be...

I’m sure you’ve heard the saying, “moms don't get sick days." Well, unfortunately, that has applied to me just about every single day that I've been living with AS. So...

Shortly after my diagnosis, I started to investigate diet and lifestyle changes to help fight AS. I wanted to become the best advocate possible for my own health and see...

I've always been a writer. It comes naturally to me to create worlds, to express my feelings and ideas through words, and to use language to sort through and capture...

NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) pain relievers are a class of medications utilized by many with arthritic conditions like axial spondyloarthritis. They can help reduce both pain and inflammation, however, they...