Cynthia Covert

As a person who lives with a few different chronic conditions, I find once I reveal them to people, I'm usually met with unsolicited advice. How about you? The practice...

When I was diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis (PsA), I felt like I had been plunged into a foreign country where I did not know the language. There were many new...

Psoriatic arthritis is considered an invisible illness. This means it is a chronic condition that has pain and symptoms that you cannot see. It's this physical burden that takes an...

The 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...

Psoriatic 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...

If 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...

Wouldn’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...

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...

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...