Living

Psoriatic arthritis is a lifelong condition that causes your joints to hurt and swell. People with psoriatic arthritis can also have patches of red, thick skin with silvery scales. In...

My children are still little. It is still easy to convince them that “Mommy is fine.” It is still easy to persuade them to sit and snuggle on my lap...

What is this new ache? What is this new pain? Hmmm, that is an odd rash, what’s up with that? I wonder if I should get this looked at? Is...

A painful chronic illness like psoriatic arthritis can bring out the witch in even the kindest of people. Pain and fatigue often shortens my fuse causing me to unnecessarily lash...

Having a chronic illness like psoriatic arthritis means that we’re stuck with this disease until we die or a cure is found. If the physical part wasn’t bad enough, we...

Even before my official “diagnosis” I knew that something was not right. Fatigue, aches, and pains sent me to my primary care doctor looking for answers. Inevitably, tests were run...

For most people summer is a time for fun in the sun. However, if the medications, pharmaceutical or natural, list photosensitivity as a side effect, fun in the sun can...

Traveling with psoriatic arthritis and similar painful chronic illnesses can be difficult, but not impossible. In my 17+ years of living with chronic pain, I have discovered that I can...

Psoriatic arthritis can involve many joints. Some of the more common ones include knees, fingers, toes, and lower back. But did you know that psoriatic arthritis can also affect your...

The first few years after being diagnosed with psoriatic arthritis I felt like an outsider. None of my friends or family members could understand how I felt physically or mentally...

When I go out, I want to have FUN. The last thing I want to do is talk about my pain or health. So I put on a happy face...

My chronic conditions changed more than what I could physically do, it changed my personality as well. Living with psoriasis, fibromyalgia, endometriosis, and psoriatic arthritis is tough. I experience pain...

Do your joints ache when it’s going to rain? Do you feel like a walking, talking weather prediction station? You may be convinced your arthritic pain is worse when the...

Making the commitment towards a healthier you is an arduous journey to begin. I get it. Excuses are available in bulk and are easily justified by our rationale. Maybe you...

There was a time when I let the fear of “what if” keep me from trying new things or from going places that I have never been to before.  What...

I missed a soccer game. My youngest daughter’s first game ever, and I missed it. I missed a lunch date with friends. Wonderful friends who have been ridiculously supportive. I...

Between my son and myself, we’ve tried nearly every biologic approved for psoriatic arthritis. Often they would work for about eight months before the effectiveness would wear off. In the...

Recently I stumbled upon a conversation on Facebook in regards to sharing our illnesses with our children. The person asked what others thought was an appropriate age to explain what...

One of my favorite parts about my college is that it’s right down the street from my aunt’s workplace. In my first year of school, I’d drop in to visit...

Like it or not making errors in judgment or mistakes in regards to how we manage our chronic illnesses is something we all will do at one time or another...