Diane T

Most of us are beginning to enter a fall state of mind. If you haven’t been keeping up with the weather update, you’d be pleased to know that a majority...

I used to stay away from journaling. I always thought I was too long-winded in my thoughts and words to try penning them down on paper. Even when I tried...

Living with psoriatic arthritis can often make you feel tired and guilty. People used to say to me that the fatigue I was feeling was caused by my thoughts and...

Psoriatic arthritis has literally been a pain in the knee and back for me. I used to love taking jogs or going for a run. These days all I can...

The onset of psoriatic arthritis can occur in many ways and at different times in your life. I started noticing pits on my nails in my early 20’s and didn’t...

Do you know what our Mediterranean friends consume in their diet? Throughout history, their baseline has always been vegetables, fruits, whole grains, and beans. Science calls this an anti-inflammatory diet...

I grew up in the ’60s and '70s, need I say more? Cannabis, also known as marijuana among other names, is a psychoactive drug from the cannabis plant used primarily...

For 30 years, I have had to endure the silent enemy of psoriatic arthritis. When did I notice that something was wrong? As a young adult, something always hurt me...

I’m lying on my bed in the darkness. It’s nighttime and, as usual, my mind is crowded with thoughts such as, "How did today go? Why did that lady at...

As a person who has lived with this illness for decades, I believe I have earned the right to say that I certainly have learned a few things. I have...

I have had psoriasis for 56 years and psoriatic arthritis for over 30 years. I recently had to stop treatments because of health issues. My PsA started flaring so badly, I...

I heard the word, endometriosis for the first time at age fifteen. "You have endometriosis." the doctor cowered. "What? I have a disease?" As a young adult, I didn’t have...

I don’t think there is anything we can do to avoid having a flare-up. Believe me; I've tried. But I also believe we can make some lifestyle changes to our...

I have worked in an office for the majority of my professional career. As I have gotten older and my psoriatic arthritis has worsened, I have found that it was...

There is research for everything these days, so I took it upon myself to research the correlation between people of color and psoriatic arthritis. I have always believed that there...

I have had psoriasis for over 50 years and psoriatic arthritis for the past 35 years. In the last 15 years, I have considered myself an expert by experience only...

After having psoriasis for over 55 years, psoriatic arthritis for 35 years and fibromyalgia for 2 years; these diseases have taken somewhat of a toll on me.  When we are...

I have had psoriasis for 55 years and psoriatic arthritis for 35 years. I have talked to countless medical professionals over the years all who have asked me numerous questions...

Psoriasis is a generally known disease and those who struggle with it can recognize the condition and know the problems that come with it including a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis...

To be honest, I can’t tell the difference. For 35 years, I have had psoriatic arthritis and just two years ago became diagnosed with fibromyalgia. One thing I do know, is...