My Journey as an Athlete Living With AS...I have been an athlete most of my life. I discovered the sport of tennis when I lived in France at the...reactions5comments
I Have A Chronic Illness And Chronic Depression...Having a chronic illness like ankylosing spondylitis takes its toll on us physically, but it also takes a huge toll on us...reactions4comments
My Attempt to Stop My Medication...In 2018, I spent one month in France without my medication. Of course, it wasn’t planned... I left the UK in the...reactions9comments
Joy Tilbrook...Joy works for a disability charity and lives in London. After having symptoms throughout her teens and early twenties, Joy’s symptoms intensified...
Discovering a Different Version of Myself With AS...Developing AS changed my life in in all kinds of ways. Things I had enjoyed were now off-limits. Plans I’d made were...reactions1comment
"But You Don't Look Sick"...If I had a dollar for every time I've been told "but you don't look sick" I would be rich by now!...reactions21comments
Another Sleepless Night...Another night waking up in tears. In tears from not knowing what to do because of the continuous excruciating pain that I...reactions23comments
Life Has Flipped Upside Down...I'm a single mother of 2 boys. Before my diagnosis I worked as a full time carer for the elderly 8 days...reactions1comment
Three Years Since My AS Diagnosis...You would think getting a diagnosis would have answered all the questions about what was going on in my body. The answers...reactions3comments
Changing to a Plant-Based Diet...Nearly two years ago, I decided to try a plant-based diet in hopes that it would reduce inflammation and improve symptoms I...reactions1comment
Uveitis Helped Me Get a Diagnosis...I don’t know where I'm going to start. I used to be a very active person, I love going out and visiting...reactions3comments
Tips To Improve Your Sleep...Sleep is fundamental to help regulate the immune system and live a vibrant and energetic life. We need sleep for restoration, repair...reactionscomments
Not Just Coping But Living With a Chronic Illness...One of the things that I hear from others who are living with chronic illnesses like ankylosing spondylitis is that they are...reactions2comments
How Music Helps Me Cope...Music is incredibly important in my life. I began playing from a young age courtesy of a lovingly heavy influence from my...reactions3comments
Fatigue and Axial Spondyloarthritis...Fatigue is a common symptom of axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Fatigue can negatively affect your daily life. But, like other symptoms of axSpA...
Living With Axial Spondyloarthritis...Living with a chronic condition like axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) can affect many areas of your life. People with axSpA have different experiences...
I Was Okay Yesterday, But Today I'm Not...It's storytime. Are you ready? I’m out to dinner with some people — friends of a friend — who are casually talking...reactions8comments
“But You Don’t Look Sick”...The thing about living with a sometimes-invisible disease is that it sort of feels like it's you against the world. You're living...reactionscomments
Yes, ChatGPT Can Help You Manage AS...ChatGPT, a chatbot powered by artificial intelligence (AI), has been making headlines lately. As a faculty member teaching human-computer interaction, a discipline...reactions1comment
What I Have Learned From Working With Hundreds of People With AxSpa...As you may or may not know, I am the Co-Founder of Yoga for AS. We are an organization who specialize in...reactions1comment
