My Ankylosing Spondylitis Diagnosis After Cancer....As far back as I can remember, I’ve always had aches and pains. My aches, pains, and cries didn’t make my parents...reactions2comments
How I Eased Myself Back Into Fitness After My AS Diagnosis...For the past few weeks, I have been working my way back into my fitness routine. Before the onset of my AS...reactions8comments
Interview With Writer and Artist Bára Hladík...Editor's note: I truly love sharing stories from people who live with ankylosing spondylitis; from the newly diagnosed, to the young, old...reactions4comments
The Spondyloarthritis Wall...The Berlin Wall came down the night before my thirteenth birthday! Yes, I'm a lady of a certain age. I had a...reactions3comments
Exercise And Mental Health...Exercise and mental health. The two go together like birds of a feather. Like macaroni and cheese. Like tea and biscuits –...reactions1comment
The Pain That Wasn’t AS...It had been a year without a flare, the first I could remember in more than a decade. The years of fine...reactions8comments
Imagining the Perfect World for People with Chronic Illness...Living with a chronic illness often feels like managing a war between my body and the world around me — a world...reactions1comment
I Did Everything Right and Still Got a Disease...I was recently scrolling through Instagram when I saw a post from a self-proclaimed fitness coach. It said: “No disease is inherited!...reactions5comments
How I Embrace The Summer Days...Summertime is here! The season of growth, slowing down, taking time off, enjoying the longer days, and more time outdoors. It is usually a...reactions1comment
Sticking With My Healthy Habits Through the Holidays...The holidays are approaching fast! I will go home to see my family in the south of France for two weeks! What happens...reactions5comments
After Much Reluctance, I Tried CBD For AS And Anxiety...Over the past few months, my ankylosing spondylitis has been flaring up. I definitely think the global pandemic and being in quarantine...reactions16comments
My AS Life Before Diagnosis...I know I’m considered to be one of the lucky ones. From the onset of symptoms to diagnosis, it took one full...reactions4comments
Dealing With Difficult Family Members Over The Holidays...I’m sure most of us have at least one (or more) family member that just doesn’t quite get what we go through...reactions3comments
Self-Care: I Set Small Goals & Limit My Activities...Whether you realise it or not, you are dealing with everyday struggles and an unpredictability that comes with having AS. Pulling yourself out of bed, exercising, making your dinner or...reactions9comments
Laziness Does Not Exist...Editor's note: Recently, I had the privilege of interviewing Dr. Devon Price, a social psychologist who authored the book, Laziness Does Not...reactions2comments
My Recipe For Holiday Hibernation...Do you ever feel jealous that bears get to hibernate through the holidays? They go sauntering into their caves, easy as they...reactionscomments
Welcome, Friends!...I used to love to use the app Stumble Upon. The way it worked is I would enter the website and probably...reactionscomments
From Self-Help Guru to Disability Advocate...A few years back I created a mental health and wellness website to both share my journey through self-discovery and in hopes...reactions4comments
All I Want from Santa....(And Doctors)...I loved my friends, I loved my job, I loved life. I worked for our state, Alaska, for almost 17 years. I...reactions1comment
It All Started When I Was Pregnant...Good afternoon! So...hmmmm, my story. Wherever do I begin? My current pain management Dr states that, most likely, this all started when...reactions6comments
