Living

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...

Our children are meant to be protected. They should be sheltered from the harsher realities of life. In most cases, it is pretty clear to me what my kids should...

It can often be very difficult to know what to ask or even where to begin when you have questions for your doctor at your first appointment. Community members have...

We live in a “go big or go home” world. Television and social media constantly serve up images of a lifestyle of “you can have it all!” I scroll through...

Living with psoriatic arthritis can feel at times like a game of craps. Each day brings a new challenge or change of circumstance seemingly based on the throw of a...

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...

Have you ever heard of the term "spoonie?" If you know what a spoonie is, then there is a good chance that you may consider yourself a spoonie or relate...

How often do you feel like you’ve “got it all together?” Everything is going along as it should? Life is just going smoothly? Probably like most people, your answer (with...

I have to admit, the term hangover has really taken on a different meaning since my diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis. Don't get me wrong, fun nights out with friends still...

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...

On the surface, you might think that psoriatic arthritis and “beauty” concerns couldn’t be more further apart. Worrying about how you look tends to pale in comparison to facing the...

Sitting around the house has never been a good thing for me. The longer I sit, the stiffer my joints feel. I have to do this balancing act of sitting...

We’ve previously defined and described the importance of self-care and have given examples of how you can practice it in your daily life. While some tasks are easier than others...

I consider myself an outdoor person. I love working in my flower beds. My husband and I love to go fishing and sit by a roaring fire. I spend a...

At its basic level, apathy is a general disinterest or disconcern about something. See the definition below: Ap·a·thy /ˈapəTHē/ Noun: lack of interest, enthusiasm, or concern.Synonyms: indifference, unconcern, detachment You...

I find myself struggling socially now than I did at any other age. There are times when being a working young adult with psoriatic arthritis can be totally isolating. Even...

One thing that we all know, is the pain that is associated with psoriatic arthritis. I have had psoriatic arthritis for the past seven years. My pain is mostly centered...

The longer that I live with psoriatic arthritis, it becomes very clear that just when I think I’ve gotten over one hurdle, several more pop up behind it. Lining the...

You are probably aware of the old saying, “You don’t know what you have until it's gone.” I experience this so profoundly since my psoriatic arthritis diagnosis. I look around...

Whenever psoriatic arthritis is active in my jaw, I smell of Bengay. Not only do I use it on the sides of my face, but I use it on my...