Accepting a Chronic Illness Takes Time...It has taken me a long time to accept that this disease is here to stay with me and it’s not going...reactions11comments
Learning to Love My New, Disabled Body...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...reactions1comment
Hands Off My Crutches!...Mobility aids should be seen as a blessing for people like us with conditions that can affect our mobility. Surely it’s a...reactions8comments
My Altered Breakfast Routine...I have never been a good breakfast eater. I am not a morning person and to be able to have a meal...reactions9comments
Blessings That Ankylosing Spondylitis Has Given To Me...Having AS has been one of the hardest things that has been placed on my path. I have come to believe that...reactions5comments
Write It Down...I have always wanted to be a writer. Secretly. Secretly, because the world I grew up in didn’t have writers in it...reactions10comments
Is It Just Me? My Struggles With Poor Body Image...I am sure other people worry about body image. It’s normal to worry just a little bit, right? But I wonder if...reactions4comments
The "Flu-mira"...It has been more than a year since I started treating my ankylosing spondylitis with Humira. This treatment has been life-changing. Even...reactions1comment
3 Journaling Prompts For AS Self-Care...When I’m really down, I tend to turn toward writing. There’s something about putting pen to page, or fingers to keyboard, that...reactions10comments
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
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
