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12 Tips to Take the Guilt Out of Parenting with Chronic Illness (from a Single Mom with Rheumatoid Arthritis) – Creaky Joints

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on December 22, 2020December 22, 2020

“I’m nowhere near perfect and learning more and more every year,” says Eileen Davidson. Here’s a list of what helps her survive being a single mom with rheumatoid arthritis.

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What It’s Like to Have a Mom with Rheumatoid Arthritis – Through the Perspective of an Almost 8 Year Old.

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020

Rheumatoid arthritis through the eyes of my child.

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Parenting During Coronavirus Is Not Easy, Especially as an Immunosuppressed Single Mom

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on April 13, 2020October 27, 2020

Learn more about what it is like to be a single mother with rheumatoid arthritis and #parenting a young son during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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A Plea to the World from an Immunosuppressed Single Mom to Flatten the Coronavirus Curve – Creaky Joints

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on March 17, 2020July 29, 2020

I can tell you this with utmost certainty: I am nowhere near ready to not be there for my 7-year-old son Jacob.

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The Pain Diaries: 2019 A Year of Kicking Arthritic Ass

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on January 2, 2020May 17, 2020

If I’m going to be the sick girl, I might as well kick ass at it, every arthritic step forward.

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The Pain Diaries: What it's like to be a Single Mom with Rheumatoid Arthritis During the Holidays

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on December 27, 2019May 17, 2020

Chronic illness doesn’t care what time of year it is. Just because it is the holidays doesn’t mean it’s going to take a break.

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‘You Can’t Spell Gratitude Without RA’: One Patient’s Journey to Finally Accepting a Positive Outlook

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on November 25, 2019October 27, 2020

‘A positive mindset will not cure my RA, but it will make it (and myself) a lot easier to live with.’

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It's Really Hard To Explain Something Invisible – Health Central Feature

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on November 19, 2019

My earliest symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) showed up when I was also dealing with…

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This Is How My Rheumatoid Arthritis Affects My 6-Year-Old Son

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on October 8, 2019October 27, 2020

Chronic illness does not only affect the person living with the disease but also their loved ones.

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The Pain Diaries: Bilateral Laparoscopic Salpingectomy

  • by Chronic Eileen
  • Posted on July 24, 2019

My first surgery since my diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis is not a joint replacement surgery. Can I say I am oddly a little proud of this?

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