Ashley Nemeth...Ashley was previously a health leader on AxialSpondyloarthritis.net. Ashley Nemeth is a blind mother of 3 ages 14, 15, & 18. She...
Arden Doerner Barbour...Arden was previously a health leader on AxialSpondyloarthritis.net. Arden Doerner Barbour was diagnosed with non-radiographic axial spondylarthritis in May 2020. She went...
Ali Cornish...Ali was previously a health leader on AxialSpondyloarthritis.net. Ali Cornish is a freelance writer and founder of Everthrive who lives in northern...
Don't Let What You Have Define Who You Are...I have a dual diagnosis plus a genetic diagnosis: ankylosing spondylitis (AS), Ehlers-Danlos syndrome (EDS), and secondary progressive multiple sclerosis (MS). I...reactions7comments
Diet Changes That Helped My AS...Living with condition like AS is not as simple as taking medicine and getting on with it. Medication can only do so...reactions28comments
Taking Risks as a Chronically Ill Person...As a sick and disabled person, it isn’t very often that I actually get to take risks or even have the choice...reactions3comments
Ask This to Your Loved One With AxSpa..."How are you feeling today?" "How are you really feeling today?" The question I wish someone would reach out and ask me...reactions1comment
Battling the Thoughts in My Head...Have you ever had thoughts you just don’t want to have, and wish they would leave you alone? Have you ever had...reactions4comments
Axial SpA and IBD: A Huge Reminder...I recently had a hell of a week; it was painful and laborious. I've been side-tracked with symptoms of inflammatory bowel disease...reactions6comments
What You Don’t See: Living With an Invisible Illness...Living with an invisible illness has taught me a couple of things: (1) people make assumptions about my condition based on what...reactions9comments
Reminders For Days When I Haven’t Slept...Typed into the notes section of my phone are a collection of messages that no one sees but me. I think of...reactions5comments
New Year's AS-olutions...It’s that time of year again when something as minor as a number at the end of the date changing makes us...reactions6comments
The Downside of Covering Up How I Feel...I don’t like looking sick. On days when I’m battling the pain or fatigue of AS it makes me feel better to...reactions6comments
I Learned to Let Go of My Expectations in Others...For a very long time, I brooded and sulked over the idea that many people around me either didn’t care about my...reactions4comments
Nerve Block Injections for AS...I have been getting biologic infusions every month for almost 2 years. While it reduces inflammation and slows down fusion, it doesn't...reactions9comments
Going Out for a Day and the Result...About a month ago now, I went downtown for a day trip with one of my close friends. I knew immediately when...reactions2comments
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Axial Spondyloarthritis...After my diagnosis of AxSpa, and once I was already taking Humira (one of the biologics), I experienced some gastrointestinal (GI) issues...reactions2comments
I Tried Alternative Therapies Before Medication And I Regret It ...Unlike some of my peers with ankylosing spondylitis, my first scan showed undeniable evidence of the disease. Bilateral inflammation and erosion in...reactions25comments
Peripheral Spondyloarthritis...Spondyloarthritis is a type of arthritis that affects the joints and the areas where ligaments or tendons attach to bone. There are...
Vision Problems (Uveitis) and Axial Spondyloarthritis...Axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) is an inflammatory form of arthritis. The chronic inflammation that comes with axSpA causes swelling and pain, mainly in...
