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Do All Things With Love: A Year of Creaky Joints Essays

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on March 27, 2020July 29, 2020

Inside a year of writing and advocacy for Creaky Joints

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  • Chronic Illness

Here’s How I’m Adjusting My Rheumatoid Arthritis Self-Care Routine for Coronavirus — and It’s Not Easy – Creaky Joints

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on March 23, 2020July 29, 2020

Self-care is a crucial part of daily life when you have a chronic illness like rheumatoid arthritis. But what happens when your usual self-care routine becomes as compromised as your immune system?

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Here’s What It’s Like to Be an Immunocompromised Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient in the Time of Coronavirus – Creaky Joints

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on March 11, 2020July 29, 2020

I’m not writing this to cause mass hysteria or scare anyone, but rather to educate them about the risks that many people like me are facing right now.

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  • Chronic Illness

The Sneaky Perks of Dating Someone with Rheumatoid Arthritis

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on February 11, 2020July 29, 2020

Find out the benefits to dating someone with a chronic illness like rheumatoid arthritis

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  • Chronic Illness

I’m Turning 34, But My Rheumatoid Arthritis Makes Me Feel Like I’m 87 – Creaky Joints

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on January 28, 2020October 27, 2020

The last five years were packed with so many events and obstacles that changed me — physically and emotionally — that I feel like I have gone through a rapid aging process.

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  • Chronic Illness

This Is How Rheumatoid Arthritis Makes Me Feel Like I’m a Bad Friend – Creaky Joints

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on January 14, 2020October 5, 2020

‘I often wonder if I don’t have much else to talk about other than my illness. What do I offer do I offer in a friendship?’

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  • Chronic Illness

Here’s Why I Stopped Making New Year’s Resolutions After Having Rheumatoid Arthritis – Creaky Joints

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on December 26, 2019July 29, 2020

‘I know my body will need rest after the holiday marathon. So why should I stress over making New Year’s resolutions I know I will end up breaking or struggle to even begin?’

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  • Sleep and Exercise with Rheumatoid Arthritis – A Patient Presentation at the 2021 Canadian Arthritis Research Conference
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This has been my struggle lately and it's become even more difficult with the covid restrictions. I feel like I waste money booking the gym some days to not be able to go because my health has something pop up. I miss the freedom of exercise when my body felt right, that's so important when living with rheumatoid arthritis. I have two exercise routines, one for the good days and one for the bad days. I prefer the good day work outs where I get a real good sweat out but those haven't been possible as often as they used to be.
Being sassy in the sauna!
Friendly reminder. It's ok to feel how you feel.
I did something really cool the other day! It was a huge honor to be asked to present at the Canadian Arthritis Research Conference #CARC2021 and to get such a response!! I've included a link in my bio to a blog post I created for those that were not able to see my presentation.
Thank you @risingabovera and @creaky_joints for putting together this campaign to create awareness over how #arthritis affects our hands. I have a love and hate relationship with my hands now because of #RheumatoidArthritis and #Osteoarthritis. Sure my hands look pretty but looks are deceiving.
Once a week I feel like I am in a #retrowave music video as I take my @soliusinc #VitaminDLightTherapy. But I also feel a slight bit of mental clarity, increase in energy and mood. I like it too because I feel warm and relaxed, pleasant in the cold winter months with rheumatoid arthritis . However the treatment isn't necessarily about how I feel bit what vitamin d does for the body over all since it has a systematic effect. I decided to take the vitamin d light therapy weekly to also protect myself against the Canadian winters and season for infection. In a few weeks I will be having my blood work done to test my serum levels. After 4 months of weekly treatments during the winter I am excited to see the comparison. Hold tight.

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