My Third Of Many COVID Jabs?...Last Thursday I was lucky enough to get my third Pfizer vaccination to protect me from this pesky coronavirus that doesn’t seem...reactions2comments
I Cherish My Precious Attention...With AxSpa we can experience brain fog, difficulty to stay focused, lack of attention, and short attention span. That is the kind...reactions8comments
What Brain Fog Looks Like for Me...Do you ever struggle with remembering where you put things, forming complete thoughts, or even remembering what you were thinking about doing...reactions25comments
I Tried TENS For Pain...TENS stands for transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation. This is a fancy way of describing mild zaps of electricity being sent through the skin...reactions6comments
My AxSpA Weatherman...It’s raining again, I think to myself. I peek out the window and sure enough, there’s a downpour. I don’t need to...reactions3comments
5 Things That Make Shopping Easier...Shopping is not my favorite thing. It was kind of fun before arthritis, but these days it’s just something that I have...reactions6comments
My Experience with Ontario Disability (ODSP)...Right before Covid hit I had made the hard decision to apply for Ontario Disability (ODSP) and quit my job. I had...reactions2comments
Learning to Slow Down with Ankylosing Spondylitis...For once, I haven't had constant flares, I think it has to do w/ my left hip replacement in July of this...reactions5comments
My COVID-19 Booster Vaccine Experience...I was supposed to get my third Covid vaccine on the 9th of October. I postponed it as I was feeling so unwell...reactions1comment
First Event Going Out With AxSpa...It has been 2 and a half years of being on sick leave. I got lucky in a way, as my diagnosis...reactions2comments
10 Things You Shouldn’t Say to Someone With a Chronic Illness...I am sure that you, as someone suffering from one (or more) of the above, have encountered people who just don’t get...reactions6comments
Remission? Wow. Remission!...Honestly, I feel great. I don’t (nor does any doctor I’ve met) know why or what to credit; that’s why I’m detailing...reactions9comments
A Spoonie Thanksgiving...As a London boy, my knowledge of Thanksgiving is very limited and mostly stolen from episodes of Friends which I used to...reactions10comments
Finally a Diagnosis...I have suffered with back pain for 25 years, with multiple visits to doctors, to only be told endless times that there...reactions6comments
The Struggle to Maintain Friendships with Chronic Fatigue...Building connections with others is one of the most special components of the human experience. Our connection, bonds, and memories with those...reactions5comments
The Art of At-Home Massage...Light up some candles. Get the aromatherapy going. Put on some soothing music. It's time for an at-home massage. At least, that's...reactions2comments
The Upside of Getting a Diagnosis...The night I found out I had AS is permanently imprinted on my mind. I was working late supervising a new team...reactions2comments
There’s No "One Size Fits All" With Axial Spondyloarthritis...If you and I were to sit down and compare notes about our health we would probably have much in common. I’m...reactions3comments
What's In My AxSpa Toolbox?...Ever since I learned of my axial spondyloarthritis diagnosis, I began to gather tools to add to my coping toolbox! AxSpa can...reactions2comments
Dynamic Disability Means I Get To Define My Experience...For so long, using the term "disabled" to describe myself felt so it’s off-limits to me. It still does. Unless my AS...reactions4comments
