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Path of a Rheumatoid Flare
Written by gettingoldsucks   
11 November 2008

I know anyone with Ra has been through something similar to this, so I write this for those of you who are waiting on a diagnosis or newly diagnosed and can't understand what just happened to you.

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Renoir, Rheumatoid Arthritis, and Perseverance
Written by DustyRose   
22 October 2008
     I have been greatly inspired by Renoir as an artist, but it was when I took an art history class that I learned that Renoir had also suffered from rheumatoid arthritis. The fact that this master of portraits felt my pain, no felt greater pain because he didn't have the medications that I have, made it impossible for me to say "I can't paint today". Every time I pick up my brush I think of Renoir and hope I can not only come close to his ability to paint but also his ability to persevere against rheumatoid arthritis. I have tried to maintain the same attitude about my life that he had; he inspires me to keep trying.
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Understanding Rheumatoid Arthritis
Written by DustyRose   
19 October 2008
I was required to write a informative speech when I was in college and I choose to inform people of what RA is and how is different from OA.  I really feel it is important for the people in our lives to understand what Rheumatiod Arthritis is.
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Sex Newsletter
Written by Wayney   
01 January 2008
A chance discussion about sex and lack thereof led to a longer discussion about sex and disabilities.  This is a topic that is close to my heart being in what can be considered the prime of my sexual life.  I'm working on a personal website and had intended to include some information on sex and disabilities on it.  When this discussion happened and then Lyn got a newsletter discussing sex and arthritis, it became somewhat of a sign that this was a topic that needed to be covered.  In helping find links to information on sex and disabilities, I embarked on a learning journey.  Sex isn't the ultimate intimacy in a marriage.  Yes, it's wonderful (when pain doesn't interfere) but a relationship can be intimate without sex.  There are many things that can be done to reduce the problems of sex and chronic pain.
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What RA is Like: A Letter For Family and Friends
Written by Wayney   
30 December 2007
It is possible to walk to the park one day and be unable to do so another day.  The reverse is also true.  Some days just moving around the house is hard enough.
Some days I need splints, a cane, ACE wraps, or even a wheelchair.  Other days I don’t.  Just because I don’t always need those helps, doesn’t mean I’m faking it.  
My pain can travel from joint to joint from day to day or in fact, hour to hour.  
I sometimes need a handicapped spot.  I don’t like it.  But, I need it.  I may look healthy enough that I don’t need it but walking out of the store, I will likely be having problems walking. 
The medicines I take may have nasty side effects.  I know this.  I don’t need reminders of this from someone who doesn’t live in my body and feel my pain.  I don’t enjoy taking the medications but I have a disease that needs to be medicated. 

 

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