My Meal Prep Heroes...My paternal grandmother was Team Meal Prep before it was cool. She had no choice, working full-time while raising 4 kids on her...reactions4comments
Pain: The Seasoning of Life...The pain has brought a different flavor to my life. Much as seasonings bring out different flavors in foods. It's like not...reactions4comments
My Chronic Struggles With Keeping Up With Replies...We live in a bit of a "now culture" where people want everything instantly – including replies to text messages and emails...reactions15comments
The Power of My Whiteboard...When in doubt, write it down. As someone who has for so long relied on a very strong memory, AxSpA put a...reactions4comments
Coping with Mental Health and Axial Spondyloarthritis: My Story...Everybody has experienced the toll a chronic illness can have on your mental health in one way or another. Being in constant...reactions4comments
Birthday Planning the AxSpa Way...My daughter and husband's birthdays are a day apart. My daughter was born on February the 10th, and my husband was born on...reactions5comments
To Go Out or Not to Go Out?...Last night, my husband with AxSpa, Keegan, went out for a creativity circle gathering at our Unitarian Universalist church. He’s been struggling...reactions12comments
A Look Back at Seven Years With AS...This past winter marked my seven-year diagnosis anniversary with ankylosing spondylitis. My how time flies! While my official diagnosis came seven years...reactions2comments
Tips for Managing at Work With AxSpa...Some of the biggest challenges with AxSpa can present themselves in the workplace. Only a small percentage of people are financially independent...reactions1comment
Confused about some of my issues with AS...I'm a 76-year-old woman diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis, uveitis, fibromyalgia, a white brain matter disease, asthma, etc. I am not sure if...reactions4comments
One thing after another…...I’m a 60-year-old female who has lived with non-radiographic axial spondyloarthritis since my late teens. It started with SI joint pain, hip...reactions7comments
Living With AxSpA, Deciding to Have Children, and Genetic Counseling...Having children was never my top priority in life. Being a teenager, talking with my girlfriends about life plans, we had different...reactionscomments
Remission is Reversing My Acceptance of My Chronic Illness...Chronic illness doesn’t come into a person’s life in a convenient, ready-made package. It arrives in a series of disjointed boxes that...reactions2comments
Research on New Treatment Options...Research is key to making progress in diagnosing and treating axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA). Researchers are exploring new ways to help people with...
What’s in Keegan’s Flare-Up Kit?...Do you have a flare-up kit? If not, I highly recommend it. We never consciously thought about putting a flare-up kit together...reactions10comments
Spondylitis Versus Spondylosis...Spondylitis and spondylosis are terms used to describe conditions that affect the spine. Both conditions cause back or neck pain and stiffness...
Complications and Comorbidities...Having axial spondyloarthritis (axSpA) increases your risk of certain other health conditions. When you have more than one condition at the same...
Mild Fever and Spondyloarthritis...Spondyloarthritis (SpA) is a group of inflammatory arthritis conditions. SpA is categorized as either axial (mainly in the back and spine) or...
Glossary of Spondyloarthritis...When you are diagnosed with a medical condition, you may start to see a lot of medical terms and abbreviations. Not knowing...
