Cynthia Covert

The average amount of paid sick days available to workers in the United States is eight per year. For a healthy person, this may seem like a lot. To the...

I had no idea whether or not I would be a full-time wheelchair user before I hit 50. At the time of my original psoriatic disease diagnosis, doctors couldn’t predict...

5 years after my first psoriatic disease diagnosis, I received my first mobility aid. Since then, I have collected a fleet. I have an old-school hospital-style metal walker for home...

I often imagine checking my body’s energy level like I would my bank balance. After pressing a few buttons and answering a few questions, my body would spit out a...

The outside world often assumes that living with an autoimmune disease like psoriatic arthritis is a life of leisure. Some recognize that there are medical appointments to contend with, but...

Home should be a place of comfort. It should be a place where one feels safe - full of creature comforts when managing life through a flare. Safe from pain...

Receiving an official diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis, like many other psoriatic arthritis patients, I had no idea what the rest of my life would look like. The strange thing is...

“But you don’t look sick!” Whenever I hear those words, I want to respond with: “That’s because I am sick, not ugly!” Looks are deceiving. It doesn’t matter if people...

My hair is my crown. It gets many compliments. And to be honest, I love it too! But what most people do not know is that I have been dealing...

There are so many factors and triggers that can contribute to the intense pain that comes with a psoriatic arthritis flare. Personally, a big one of mine, and probably a...

Psoriatic arthritis and my other debilitating chronic illnesses are not in my head, but they sure do a number on it. They highlight my insecurities and whisper destructive lies. One...

Since my psoriatic arthritis diagnosis, its pain, symptoms, and treatments have often been overshadowed by my other health issues. This includes, but is not limited to, my endometriosis pain, the...

I miss traveling so much that I jumped at the opportunity when my husband suggested that I tag along on a whirlwind business road trip. Our adventure from southern to...

My psoriatic arthritis diagnosis arrived two years after my psoriasis diagnosis, even though all the symptoms were present at the time. Twenty years after that initial diagnosis and I am...

Do you want to know what frustrates me? It is aiming to do everything right to avoid a flare and still end up suffering. First, let me clarify what doing...

I was diagnosed with both psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis over 20 years ago. Since that diagnosis, I have been lucky to never experience psoriasis on my face. Well, never say...

It is funny to think - the sole reason I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis was because of my ugly toenails. I often wonder how long it would have gone...

It never fails. The moment I think I have found my groove and have figured out how to somewhat live with psoriatic arthritis, the rug gets pulled out from under...

I recently watched Introducing, Selma Blair on Discovery+. Even though we do not have the same chronic illness, the story of her multiple sclerosis diagnosis and life with it resonated deeply...

If I had a nickel for every time, I said “I am fine” since my psoriatic arthritis diagnosis, I would be a millionaire. This phrase has become my go-to response...