Annelyse Andal

Traveling can be an exciting and enriching experience, but for individuals like me who are living with psoriatic arthritis, it also presents unique challenges. From managing pain and fatigue to...

A few months ago, I was employed as legal staff in a company after being diagnosed with psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis a few years back. Technically, this is the first...

I consider myself a competitive person. I find myself with a fierce desire for the truth and a drive to win. It's why the study of law and becoming a...

Beeping machines, long lines, people in scrub suits and white coats. Thermometers, needles, blood work, and medical charts. All of this, and many more, might not be new to you...

Throughout the entire painful process of searching for an official diagnosis, a reason for pain, I was questioned by so many people. Questions as if my pain and my symptoms...

One of the known symptoms of psoriatic arthritis is joint pain and stiffness of the digits - our hands and fingers. Before I sought a diagnosis a few years back...

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an autoimmune disease that is often labeled as one of the most frustrating types of inflammatory arthritis. Why is it described this way? Well, because of...

Ever since I was young, reading books has always been one of my hobbies. Now that we're all stuck at home in the middle of the pandemic, I had the...

This is me writing to my newly diagnosed self, only 2 years after receiving an official diagnosis, a name for the pain. This reflection brought clarity, mixed feelings of pain...

It’s been over a year since I started advocating for and on behalf of the chronically ill. True enough, it has been a massive part of my journey towards healing...

Whether it’s a stranger, a friend, a family member, or someone who just randomly commented on your post online, getting unsolicited advice is no longer new in the chronic illness...

One of the most difficult things in receiving a PsA diagnosis is seeing how intensely it can affect your loved ones. If you receive a diagnosis when you're younger, you're...

You wake up to the sound of your alarm clock. With sleepy and half-closed eyes, you slowly roll over the bed to hit stop, or in my case, snooze. You...

A few months after the onset of my psoriatic arthritis symptoms, I decided to slow down and take a break from school. A few months after, I eventually returned but...

A year ago, I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis. I can still clearly remember how painful it was, and how it has made me immobile for how many months. I...

After starting the anti-inflammatory diet, I was able to visualize a healthier version of myself. I was confident that there was a version of me that did not have to...

Months after being diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis, I still struggled with joint pains and extreme fatigue. So, my doctor suggested that I switch my medications from Methotrexate and prescribed Prednisone...

Chronic illness sufferers face so many symptoms every day. What still frustrates me the most after my diagnosis of fibromyalgia and psoriatic arthritis is the constant fatigue and exhaustion. It...

Dealing with excruciating pain is not new for chronic illness sufferers. In fact, coping with it is already a part of our daily routine. Worse, most of us pray to...

You know you are struggling with chronic illness when even the most mundane activities seem to always become a significant undertaking. In my case, psoriatic arthritis has made basic tasks...