To My Loved Ones Who Support Me, Even When it is HardSometimes I get way too caught up in how psoriatic arthritis affects me. I get tunnel vision. When it comes to making...reactionscomments
4-Letter Words I Hate the MostI’ve heard my fair share of four-letter curse words. Heck, they’ve become part of my everyday vocabulary over the years. I understand...reactionscomments
Dark Mornings: Will It Be Pain or Guilt Today?I wake up every morning. I should be grateful for that at least. In the darkness, I open my eyes just like...reactions1comment
Hiding Out in Aisle 9: Avoiding OthersPsoriatic arthritis does more than inflict a ridiculous amount of daily pain on our bodies. It creates many changes in our lives...reactions3comments
Three Drug Free Ways I Reduce PainWhile I can’t avoid or prevent every flare, there are a few things I can do to limit how many flares I...reactionscomments
6 Adaptive Tools for the Kitchen if You are Living with PsADo you have psoriatic arthritis and love to cook? There are a lot of twists and turns in the kitchen that requires...reactions2comments
PsA Related Anger: Better Out Than In?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!”...reactions21comments
Is My Medicine Working?I’m not going to lie, this question haunts me much more often than it probably should. Is my medicine working? Is it...reactionscomments
It’s All in the Blood: Receiving Support From My SisterAs I was growing up, I always wondered whether my siblings would get psoriasis or psoriatic arthritis (PsA). I figured that since...reactionscomments
Three Ways to Lower the Bar Before I Can Raise ItFrom the time I was first diagnosed with PsA and up until a few years ago, I believed that not expecting myself...reactions1comment
Taking My Life Back: One Day at a TimeLiving with psoriatic arthritis can be all consuming. Keeping up with the doctor appointments, treatment plans, and symptom tracking is easily a...reactionscomments
Resisting To Accept My PsA DiagnosisI used to cringe whenever someone questioned whether or not I had accepted my diagnosis of PsA. Of course I accepted it...reactionscomments
Prednisone: My Best Friend and My Worst EnemyI called my rheumatologist the other day (yet again). My next infusion isn’t for another few weeks and I was in the...reactions4comments
Answering Questions About Psoriatic Arthritis: My Go-To ResponsesJust the other morning a few days ago, darling hubby and I were sitting together in one of those rare moments of...reactions2comments
10 Things I Have Learned From Living with PsAI used to think that the only thing there was to learn from living with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is that it is...reactions1comment
Ouch – My Jaw HurtsI know that psoriatic arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disease affecting muscles and joints, but I didn’t have a clue that it...reactions8comments
The Different Looks of Psoriatic ArthritisPsoriatic arthritis is a complicated disease. It affects everyone differently. Sure, we may have some of the same symptoms, but our pain...reactionscomments
At War With PsAPsoriatic arthritis and my other chronic illnesses are my enemies. Their mission is to destroy my life and make me miserable. Every...reactionscomments
Fear the Flare or Forget to Live?We all have decisions to make. A hundred different decisions a day. Easy ones, hard ones, and ones that can change the...reactions2comments
Why I Replaced My New Year’s Resolution With a Life CommitmentHow many New Year’s resolutions have you kept? To be painfully honest, I haven’t kept any!! After failing to keep one after...reactions3comments
