Failing, Succeeding, Pausing, Deciding and Thriving with Chronic Illness – Read about how I’m managing my chronic life and learning from it every day.
Category: ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS
Ankylosing Spondylitis, or AS, is an inflammatory form of arthritis that primarily affects the spine. Other joints can become involved. It causes inflammation of the spinal vertebrae that can lead to severe, chronic pain and discomfort.
AS can also cause inflammation, pain, and stiffness in the shoulders, hips, ribs, heels and hands and feet. Sometimes the eyes, lungs and heart can become involved. The involvement of the sacroiliac joints (SI) doing the progression of this disease are a hallmark feature of Ankylosing Spondylitis.
Ankylosing Spondylitis Ten Years After Diagnosis
Ankylosing Spondylitis Ten Years After Diagnosis – What do you wish you had known in your first year after diagnosis compared to what you know now?
Chronic Illness Prompts: Meeting, Advocating, Tweaking, Working, Curating
Chronic Illness Prompts: Meeting, Advocating, Tweaking, Working, Curating – What chronic illness bloggers write about when given writing prompts to write about their chronic lives.
Invisible in Taiwan: Living in Taipei with Chronic Illness
Invisible in Taiwan: Living in Taipei with Chronic Illness – What it’s like to live in Taipei and New Taipei with chronic illness and mobility challenges.
Art Therapy for Arthritis – Interview with Professional Artist Jennifer Walker
MSW Interviews: Introducing professional artist Jennifer Walker, author of Unexpected Advocate. Jennifer has RA, Fibromyalgia, and SPD; among others.
Figuring, Completing, Boring, Cuddling, Chatting – August 2018 Linkup Party for People with Chronic Illnesses
A Chronic Voice hosts a link-up party each month for those of us who are chronically ill. Sheryl’s writing prompts for August are: Figuring, Completing, Boring, Cuddling, and Chatting.
Mobility Challenges and What An Exoskeleton Can Do For You
The day I got a call about testing a robotic exoskeleton designed for assisting people with mobility issues was life-changing. We knew things would be difficult for us when I got sick, but we didn’t know I’d lose the use of my legs. My life changed with KEEOGO.
Art Therapy for Chronic Illness Interview with Karen Fitch
Art Therapy for Chronic Illness Interview with Karen Swank Fitch – MSW’s art series features artists to show how art is used as therapy for chronic illness.
Alternative Treatments to Chronic Illness: Do They Work?
Alternative Treatments to Chronic Illness: Do They Work? Here are the alternative treatments I’ve tried that did not work to alleviate my disease symptoms.
Letting Go With Chronic Illness Doesn’t Mean Giving Up
Letting Go with Chronic Illness – Learn to accept what you need and don’t need with chronic illness. Growth comes from making room for new things.