Living

Every now and again- probably more often than I’d really like to admit- I need a little boost. I need something to lift me up, especially if I’ve been having...

You’ve planned the perfect vacation. Everything is booked and paid for, all that is left is for you to go and have the time of your life. But what if...

Have you ever decided not to tell your loved ones something about your health out of fear of judgment? I know I have, and so many of my chronically ill...

Sleep. Aahhhh. That ever-elusive best friend in the middle of the night. Often contradictory and in short supply, sleep makes the ultimate difference in daily life and fatigue levels with...

It’s that time of year again; family trips, beaches, pools, and water-parks. This is the time of year we all get lazy and just want to relax and take in...

Most people go into relationships with the expectation that the “relationship scales” would be pretty evenly balanced. One person’s strengths will complement the weaknesses of the other person. We want...

The sun is shining. The birds are singing and the scent of fresh blossoms waft gently in my open windows. Can you feel it? The birds are chirping and the...

Arthritis has given me lots of things over the years: joint damage, fatigue, and headaches over planning for the future. But not everything has been bad. Psoriatic arthritis has brought...

Let's face it we are all getting older. Having psoriatic arthritis when your body is getting older is definitely not any fun. When you add on top of that having...

I have had psoriatic arthritis for 35 years now. As we all know this disease can affect all our joints and each of us at a different level. Some of...

Unless a cure is found, I will have psoriatic arthritis for the rest of my life. However, as I have learned since I first began experiencing symptoms back in 1999...

Parenting at its very best is...well- I am not really sure what exactly the correct word would be to describe parenting. In fact, I am actually not even sure that...

I started the symptoms of psoriatic arthritis at the age of 25. I didn’t get a proper diagnosis until 25 years later. I knew something was wrong with me, but I...

I don’t watch much television. When I am feeling well, I am on the go. However, for the past six months, I have had a lot of down time recovering...

In this series, we discuss causes of anxiety for those facing physical health conditions. Phrases in quotes are the words of our community members across various conditions on what it’s...

By definition, functional medicine is medical practice or treatments that focus on optimal functioning of the body and its organs, usually involving systems of holistic or alternative medicine. Which begs...

The demands of a career can be a lot to handle when we've already got our hands full caring for our health. A lot of people suggested that I get...

Annoying Seriously! Flares always occur at the most inconvenient times and they hurt like heck! Baffling Just when I think I have this wretched disease figured out it proves me...

I have had some different types of insurance since 1963, so I am going to say yes medical insurance does matter. I think it does when we factor in that there...

There was a time when I thought just getting through a severe flare with my sanity was enough. But it wasn’t! Throughout my chronic life I have experienced flares that...