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We throw around the word “chronic” quite a lot when discussing our condition, but it really can feel like we are the only ones who understand its true definition. When...

Before I step up onto my soapbox, I want to make it very clear that I am not anti-medicine. While I have made the personal choice to treat my chronic...

When we look at the word caregiver, the best definition would be when you need support caring for yourself. It’s during this time you may need the assistance of a...

Sometimes it can feel like everyone else has it better than us. A better house, better car, better job, or even better friends. It can become too easy to get...

Maybe it's the Portuguese in me, but I love sangria. While I don't care too much for most alcoholic drinks, there's something about sangria that sets it apart. It's just...

Leaving the house for any reason can be a stressful event for those of us with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Fear of a pain spike or having to leave early are...

It has taken me quite a while to come to the conclusion that one single “magic bullet” to treat my psoriatic arthritis just doesn’t exist. If I want to live...

Do you ever get annoyed when people say they decreased their pain and inflammation by changing their diet? I mean seriously, if diet alone could rid us of our pain...

Sometimes I get way too caught up in how psoriatic arthritis affects me. I get tunnel vision. When it comes to making medication choices, decisions about what I can and...

I’ve heard my fair share of four-letter curse words. Heck, they’ve become part of my everyday vocabulary over the years. I understand that using these words don’t portray me as...

I wake up every morning. I should be grateful for that at least. In the darkness, I open my eyes just like every morning, to pain. Every morning, I should...

Psoriatic arthritis does more than inflict a ridiculous amount of daily pain on our bodies. It creates many changes in our lives and not all of them are good. At...

While I can’t avoid or prevent every flare, there are a few things I can do to limit how many flares I experience and/or lower their severity. Although doing it...

Do you have psoriatic arthritis and love to cook? There are a lot of twists and turns in the kitchen that requires your hands; twisting off tops on jars and...

I’m often asked how I’m feeling. I get asked how I'm doing, like they will somehow get the magical answer of, “Amazing!” Just once, I’d like to answer that question...

I’m not going to lie, this question haunts me much more often than it probably should. Is my medicine working? Is it time to try something different? Is there something...

As I was growing up, I always wondered whether my siblings would get psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis (PsA). I figured that since we were sisters they might get either condition...

From the time I was first diagnosed with PsA and up until a few years ago, I believed that not expecting myself to do what I used to or to...

Living with psoriatic arthritis can be all consuming. Keeping up with the doctor appointments, treatment plans, and symptom tracking is easily a full time job. I forget that I had...

I used to cringe whenever someone questioned whether or not I had accepted my diagnosis of PsA. Of course I accepted it. How could I deny it? I felt the...