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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...

The 2020 Fatigue and Health survey has now closed. Thank you for your interest! We are excited to share the results with you soon." Exhaustion, tiredness, weariness... fatigue. We know...

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...

As the number of cases of COVID-19 increases in the US and the world, people with rheumatic diseases are wondering if their immunosuppressants put them at greater risk of acquiring...

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...

On March 19, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the testing of two drugs, chloroquine (hydroxychloroquine) and remdesivir, to treat people with COVID-19. The drugs have been given...

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...

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...

Sometimes, life just happens. Loved ones get sick. Friends lose their jobs. Distance makes relationships difficult. There are things that happen in our lives that are outside our control that...

I think one of the most important lessons I’ve learned in recent years is that as much as we might sometimes want to, we can’t just stop living. Yes, everything...

Methotrexate and Enbrel got me through high school and Humira has helped me start my career and commute into the city every day. There were even some other medications peppered...