Dreading When the World Goes Back to “Normal”As the pandemic shows signs of finally drawing to a close, people are talking about what life will be like when things...reactionscomments
Believe Chronically Ill People, PeriodAfter the singer Jessie J was recently diagnosed with Ménière’s disease, which is marked by vertigo, dizziness, hearing loss, involuntary eye movement...reactions3comments
Getting out of Bed with Spondyloarthritis, Part IIMotivation to begin exercising is a major problem for me. I'm just tired - mentally and physically - from family drama, a...reactions3comments
How I Celebrate Spondyloarthritis MonthSpondyloarthritis month began this month, and although I live with it all year long, it’s kind of nice to have a whole...reactionscomments
Rethinking Arthritis FatigueMy sister Danica* has a next-level guest room. If she ever decided to quit working in [redacted] Danica would conquer the hospitality...reactionscomments
Rest and Back PainGetting a good night's rest is something many of us in this community struggle with. I too have had and still have...reactions12comments
The Question that Keeps Me Up at NightThere's a question that keeps me up at night. Could my husband, Keegan, be suffering from more than just AS? What if...reactions5comments
Coming Back Home to MyselfI am making more space for things that are good for me. I am temporarily separating myself from the ideology of productivity...reactions1comment
I Miss Having a ChoiceEvery morning I wake up immediately feeling the fire behind my eyes and think to myself, “Time to do the same thing...reactions3comments
Day in the Life: Flare DayI’m going to walk you through what my day looks like when I’m flaring. As a note, I do have other conditions...reactionscomments
7 Items That Help with my AxSpAWith a chronic illness that is largely out of my control, I rely on certain items to give me a sense of...reactions1comment
My One Year PainiversaryAs my one-year painiversary is coming up, I thought writing an article about this topic was important. My last pain-free day was...reactions1comment
The Therapeutic Effects of Sharing Your AxSpA StoryWhen I was first diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, a form of axial spondyloarthritis, I wasn’t sure how to talk about my experience...reactions1comment
Reflecting On My Past Year With ASI turned 35 on November 3 (yes, election day, and no — that wasn't ideal at all, ha!). The night before —...reactions1comment
What Happens When I Overdo ItEver since COVID hit, I haven’t really been active. I wasn’t the most active person before, but I’ve barely even done yoga...reactions2comments
9 Tangible Ways AS Has Helped MeI can tell you 10,000 ways AS has limited me, annoyed me, pained me, frustrated me, and made me feel just awful...reactions2comments
Q and A About My Disease, Ankylosing SpondylitisA: Haha, it's pronounced: AN-KUH-LOH-SING SPON-DILL-EYE-TIS. It's a degenerative inflammatory disease that is mediated by the immune system and primarily affects my...reactions2comments
The Old Me Vs. The New MeI feel like something a lot of us do is compare. We compare the things we used to do to the things...reactionscomments
My Anxieties with COVID-19I’m sure most of us are very anxious with COVID-19 having stuck around for this long. When first hearing about it, I...reactions1comment
I Get Less Flares, and I Am Ready for Them: Building an AxSpA Flare ToolkitI can happily say that since I started to take biologics for my AxSpA, I get less flares. These were debilitating, creating...reactionscomments
