Fellow Bloggers With Arthritis
I was happy and a bit surprised to find some other bloggers out there with arthritis. I'm not sure if any of them have Juvenile Arthritis like myself, but I'd be happy to be proven wrong, though not happy they have Juvenile Arthritis, not that I'm saying it's a tragedy or anything, of course. We all know by now that although I'm gung-ho for Disability Pride, I hate this damned disease. Anyhow, on to introducing the bloggers.
Disgruntled Ladye from describes herself as: "A Southern gal--back in the South again. Still a thinker and probably called a bitch, but who cares?" In , she rants about a neighbor who feels comfortable parking in the disabled spot at her apartment building.
I am more than annoyed. While I don't need the space today (or yesterday), at any moment my body may decide that it doesn't want to function properly. When that happens, the ability to use the disabled parking space really makes a difference in my ability to take care of things myself.
Corry from is 48 year-old home-maker from Lower Alabama, US. She has some excellent words of advice for people with RA in
The main thing in all of this, however, is not to loose courage and faith. For those of you just diagnosed with RA, take this from this ol' gal, who has been living with it for 19 years now: the meds these days are so good, you won't have to live in and with pain anymore, and the deformities can be stopped before they happen!
Lene Anderson of The Seated View is from Toronto and lists hers interests as talking, thinking, laughing, writing. reading, movies, and photography. Lene has written many wonderful posts, but is the one that really struck a chord with me.
This bloody thing – by which I mean the arthritis/pain/damage/injuries – has taken dancing, traveling to other countries, using my manual wheelchair, traveling in a regular car, typing, going to the movies, knitting, writing by hand, taking long walks, etc., etc., ad nauseam, and now the blasted son of a flea-ridden camel has taking hugging?? How did this become my life?
I applaud her for having the bravery and honesty to talk about the grief that comes with loss of mobility and pain. There's a huge difference between grieving and being self-defeating, believe me. I think Lene knows very well where that line is.
And finally, we have Charles Dawson, retired blogger, at . Take a look at his 'lighthearted guide to the history of arthritis treatments down the ages' starting with .
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Comments
Zephyr,
Well.. I was first diagnosed around age 15 (I think--been a long time!), on the cusp of juvenile/adult, so it could go either way. I really think I'd had it much longer, but in a much less severe form than now.
Anyway, thanks for link love! I'm just now getting back to blogging after some major life changes. :)
Hi, my name is christina and i was just reading your blog, doing some research on Arthritis because i have a project at univewrsity. I need to design a solution for people living with arthritis, which will allow them to manage their condition. i was just wondering what a day in the life of someone with arthritis is like?
Hi, im Andy and in reply to your question lets just say that everyday living for me is especially hard. I am a student and find getting to university especially hard. I have learnt to accept this illness but what annoys me or shall i say frustrates me is the fact not alot of my fellow students are aware or arthrtis and think sometimes im faking walking slow or writing slowly becuase they cannot physically see what is wrong with me. i wish people had a better awareness of the disease maybe?