True Grit: My Search For Emotional Well-being
Mental health is a buzzword these days. People are expressing their feelings all over the place; the age of stoicism
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The Experience of Rheumatoid Arthritis: How Much to Say
Living with rheumatoid arthritis is hard; talking about living with rheumatoid arthritis, especially to loved ones and friends, is
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Staying Healthy When Life Gets In The Way….
Two years ago I went to counseling for a few months; at the time my life was like a bad
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What Do We Know?
“Humans are addicted to the hope for a final reckoning, but intellectual humility requires that we resist the temptation to
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Chronic Pain and The Opioid Controversy: What People In Pain Need To Think About
“Uncle Sam is The Worst Drug Fiend In the World” This was the title of a New York Times Article
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Why Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis is the Best Thing that Ever Happened to me
Reading the title of this blog, you may think I’ve lost it: been in the sun too long, gone bananas,
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Honesty Really is the Best Policy
“The truth will set you free, but first it will make you miserable”—James Garfield People are masters at self-delusion: It
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Groundhog Day
Having a chronic disease is like living in the movie, Groundhog Day. For those of you who haven’t seen it,
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Recently, the juvenile rheumatoid arthritis I have lived with since age two has been really keeping me on my toes.
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If Life Is a Big Bowl Of Cherries Why Do I Have To Drink The Juice?
I won’t be causing anyone to faint in shock when I say this: Life has become very complicated. This is
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