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...Although I’ve only been diagnosed for a year, I feel like I am a shadow of my former self. I have changed both physically...

...I’ve loved journaling since I was a kid. Whether it was a secret diary stored in that special hiding spot or a...

...I think this pandemic has been useful in terms of revising what works and doesn’t work for me in terms of managing...

...They said to think more positive. They said tomorrow will be a better day. They said try another treatment plan it might...

...One of the most frustrating things that happens when living with AS is the tendency to judge ourselves against our pre-diagnosis selves...

...My 2021 included a personal medical safari through hematology to treat a life-threatening anemia, gastroenterology to find the source, and close monitoring...

...It’s one of those days, one of those days where the pain and fatigue to take over. Standing is too difficult. The fatigue...

...Dear past Ali, You will never believe how much you have grown. You are so strong. You’ve been through a lot. This past year has been...

...Although being diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis was a scary and uncertain experience, there are a lot of positives to come out of...

...When I first started taking biologics, first Humira and now Amgevita, multiple people encouraged me by telling me that many people “get...

...My second birthday being sick was thankfully a lot better than my first. I made a plan of what I wanted to do. I...

...The Christmas holidays are approaching! For me, this means taking time off work, traveling back home to be with family, eating delicious...

...My whole life I’ve been skinny. With comments as a child like “you’re a twig!” and “you’re so bony”, I got used...

...Mobility aids should be seen as a blessing for people like us with conditions that can affect our mobility. Surely it’s a...

...I have never been a good breakfast eater. I am not a morning person and to be able to have a meal...

...Having AS has been one of the hardest things that has been placed on my path. I have come to believe that...

...I have always wanted to be a writer. Secretly. Secretly, because the world I grew up in didn’t have writers in it...

...I am sure other people worry about body image. It’s normal to worry just a little bit, right? But I wonder if...

...It has been more than a year since I started treating my ankylosing spondylitis with Humira. This treatment has been life-changing. Even...

...When I’m really down, I tend to turn toward writing. There’s something about putting pen to page, or fingers to keyboard, that...