Life with Psoriatic Arthritis: Setting Boundaries During The HolidaysThe holidays bring time with loved ones, gift exchanges, warm feelings, and over-commitments. If there is anything those with psoriatic arthritis are good at - it's pushing ourselves, and the...reactions1comment
How A Lack of Pain Relief Options Impacts Psoriatic Arthritis PatientsPsoriatic arthritis is such a unique condition. Unless you're looking for it, rarely will you find someone who also lives with this distinct condition. Finding others who live with this...reactionscomments
Time Traveling with Psoriatic ArthritisIf I could travel through time, I'm not sure if I would want to go back to the past or into the future. On the one hand, it would be...reactionscomments
Psoriatic Arthritis Flare Recovery Layers: There Are More Than You ThinkWouldn’t it be nice if there was one defining moment of the end of a psoriatic arthritis flare? The funny thing is that I know many people who do not...reactions2comments
Grieving Life Before Psoriatic Arthritis: Does It Ever End?When someone we love dies, we go through a grieving process. Losing the life I once had before psoriatic arthritis took over has been a similar journey. The process can...reactions4comments
Not Enough Sick Days: Life with Psoriatic ArthritisThe 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...reactions18comments
What My Psoriatic Arthritis Progression Timeline Reveals About the FutureI 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...reactions13comments
4 Things to Consider When Choosing A Mobility Aid For Psoriatic Arthritis5 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...reactions2comments
Insufficient Funds: Psoriatic Arthritis Life StrugglesI 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...reactionscomments
How Psoriatic Arthritis Changed What Busy Looked LikeThe 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...reactions3comments
Creating A Psoriatic Arthritis Compatible Home One Room at A TimeHome 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...reactions12comments
4 Things I Wish I Could Tell Newly Diagnosed Me About Life with Psoriatic ArthritisReceiving 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...reactions4comments
Why It Is Wrong to Judge Someone with Psoriatic Arthritis by How They Look“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...reactions32comments
Hair Loss, Is It A Psoriatic Arthritis Symptom?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...reactions7comments
3 Tips I Use To Manage Psoriatic Arthritis Stress FlaresThere 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...reactions4comments
I Should Be Doing More And Other Lies I Tell MyselfPsoriatic 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...reactions3comments
When Psoriatic Arthritis Pain Is Overshadowed By Another ConditionSince 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...reactions14comments
Road Tripping with Psoriatic Arthritis: Keeping My Neck and Spine HappyI 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...reactions2comments
New Year, New Me? Another Year With PsA And The Changes That Came With It.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...reactionscomments
Doing All The Right Things Does Not Guarantee A PsA Flare-Free LifeDo 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...reactionscomments
