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...Looking back on my life, it's always strange to think about what it was like in college. Keegan, my husband with AS, was just beginning to show symptoms. We studied...

...Whenever my period is on its way, I know the true (monthly) battle is beginning. Not only do I contend with the fatigue and pain from ankylosing spondylitis (or radiographic...

...Outsiders could be forgiven for mistaking the constant parade of advertisements for treatments for arthritis, psoriasis, Crohn's disease, and ulcerative colitis for proof that the war is over. Taken together...

...Editors note: This is part 2 of Jed's interview, and part 1 can be found here. If you didn’t read “Part 1” yet, Brenda (32) is diagnosed with RA, while...

...The holidays are a time for family, for gathering and catching-up and enjoying the company of our loved ones. Living away from family, the holidays are one of the few...

...I have recently changed rheumatologists. I have been living with AxSpA for seven years, if we don’t count the years I had symptoms but was not diagnosed with a particular...

...I turned 35 on November 3 (yes, election day, and no — that wasn't ideal at all, ha!). The night before — before midnight — I got into the bath...

...I've said it a million times, and I'll probably say it a million more; the chronic illness community is one like no other. There is so much love and support...

...The names of 3 health conditions that affect your spine sound very similar. However, spondylitis, spondylosis, and spondylolisthesis have some key differences. Here is a guide to each one. As...

...I’m writing this in October, the 70th month of 2020, in the year of our Despotic Overlord COVID-19. The pandemic has shoved 2020 into the record books as a year...

...I remember the moment when the doctor's office called Keegan, my husband, to tell him of his AxSpA diagnosis. I remember it was rainy that day, and I had just...