Beginner's Tips for Your Rheumatologist Visits...Over the past few years, my mom has dealt with a few chronic health conditions (she's actually in the process of determining...reactions2comments
What Advocating for Yourself Can Look Like...At the beginning of December, I had adjusted my biologic in the hope to have some relief for the increasing AxSpA symptoms...reactions1comment
Why I Started #InjectWithMe Videos on Instagram...The phone rang. It was my rheumatologist. She had denied anything was even wrong with me to begin with, so I was...reactions2comments
Self-Care with a Chronic Illness...I never truly partook in self-care until I became sick. Now, it’s probably one of the most important things I do for...reactions2comments
A Holiday Season Like No Other...The holidays are a time for family, for gathering and catching-up and enjoying the company of our loved ones. Living away from...reactionscomments
Living With Ankylosing Spondylitis: My Journey & Learnings...In 2015, after 3 years of back pain and medical procedures, I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis. What a shock this was...reactions15comments
Is Chronic Illness My Entire Identity Now?...When I got seriously sick and diagnosed with axial spondyloarthritis in 2017 — I mean, I'd had symptoms (uveitis, fatigue, stomach issues...reactionscomments
What Makes Me Happy Makes Me Stronger...One sentence resonates into my head when I wonder what I can do to be happy and cope better with AxSpa. It...reactionscomments
Become an AxialSpondyloarthritis.net Advocate...Would you like to share your experience with axial spondyloarthritis and help others who are also living with the condition? We’re looking...reactions2comments
Medication Frustration...It’s a hurry up and wait process. From the first doctor’s visit through to now, it has been a journey of constant...reactions2comments
Hoping For Light to Get Me Through the Dark...I feel fragile. It doesn’t take much to set me off both physically and mentally right now, and I know it’s because...reactions1comment
My Recent Experience Navigating the U.S. Healthcare System...There are so many issues with our healthcare system in the U.S. that I could write a book. In fact, I’m sure...reactionscomments
What Happens When I Try to Be "Normal"...Those of us with chronic illnesses know we have a different type of “normal” than people without them. But what happens when...reactions1comment
Nature's Impact on Our Physical & Mental Health...There is growing evidence that spending time in nature can help people feel less depressed, anxious or stressed. Maintaining our connection to...reactionscomments
"Coming Out" As A Sick Person...My first instinct as a newly diagnosed person with AS (a type of axial spondyloarthritis) was to hide it. I was confused...reactions1comment
How We've Created At-Home Relaxation...Who doesn't love an evening of relaxation with candles, massage, and total relaxation? Creating an at-home spa experience is a key part...reactions1comment
Broken Spine...I like to find used paperbacks for my ever-churning library of reading material. I usually have at least one book and one magazine...reactions3comments
Dwayne's Disability Subject...I was medically terminated from my job at Oracle, last year in the month of July 18, 2019. I immediately applied for...reactions13comments
Nature's Green Gifts To The Chronically Ill...Inspired by an article about the healing power of nature over at PsoriaticArthritis.net by Diane T., I wanted to share a bit...reactions2comments
Am I Too Much for My Friends?...Over the past 4 years of having AS, I’ve run into this problem over and over. I wonder if I’m too much...reactions5comments