In The Media

• CNN – They’re living with an invisible illness. Social distancing will save their lives
• CTV News Vancouver – COVID-19: Disability advocates plead for support of immunocompromised –lives

Exercise With Rheumatoid Arthritis

• Women’s Health Mag – ‘After My Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis, I Got Into The Best Shape Of My Life’
• Women’s Health Mag – Why It’s So Crucial to Stay Active with Rheumatoid Arthritis

Medication Journey

• Media Planet Canada  – Untreated, Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Be Devastating — With Proper Treatment, There’s Hope
• Media Planet USA – A Patient’s Perspective on Adjusting to Life With Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Health Central – RA and Biologics – What To Expect When You Start Treatment

Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness

• Breakfast Television Vancouver May 29th 2017 – Walk For Arthritis Ambassador

• Breakfast Television Vancouver May 28 2019 – Walk For Arthritis Ambassador
• The Georgia Straight – Arthritis affects some women in the prime of their live
• Burnaby Now – Burnaby woman fights stereotype that only the elderly get arthritis
• Chatelaine – Rheumatoid Arthritis: Don’t Tough It Out, Rein It In

Invisible Illness Awareness

• Daily Mail Uk –‘Disabled people are hot’ goes viral as people with disabilities share their sexiest selfies, saying: ‘Don’t doubt us because our bodies don’t look like yours’
• BBC News – Hot, disabled and not afraid to show it
• Health Central – It’s Really Hard To Explain Something Invisible
• Love What Matters  – ‘It can’t be bad, you’re young. You look fine.’

Awards and Recognition

• Everyday Health – 10 Arthritis Blogs to Watch in 2020
• Healthline – Best Rheumatoid Arthritis Blogs of 2019 and 2020
• CBC Vancouver – Article and Radio
  International Day for People With Disabilities
• Pain BC: Patient Advocacy Spotlight Eileen Davidson
• 2020 Mary Pack Volunteer Award for The Arthritis Society

Published Articles By Eileen

• Healthline – What It’s Like Dating When You have A Chronic Illness
• Healthline – This Is How I’m A Kick-Ass Mom While Living With An Invisible Illness
• Healthline – 8 Ways Fatigue Is The Worst Symptom of my Chronic Illness
• Healthline – The Truth About Rheumatoid Arthritis: 7 Things I Want You To Know About My Chronic Illness
• Healthline – How a Fitness Tracker Helped Me Understand and Manage My Rheumatoid Arthritis Symptoms
• The Mighty – When Rheumatoid Arthritis Brings Out My Mean Side
• The Mighty – The Loneliness and Isolation That Have Set in Since My Chronic Illness Diagnosis
• The Mighty – What It’s Like to Be a Single Mom With Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Scary Mommy –Unrelenting Fatigue And Constant Pain Consume My World — Here’s Why

Chronic Illness

• When Rheumatoid Arthritis Made Things Feel Hopeless, Believing These 3 Principles Changed Everything
• How I Explain Rheumatoid Arthritis To Others Who Don’t Have it and Don’t Get It
• The 8 Main Reasons I Went on Disability for My Rheumatoid Arthritis
• What’s a Real Day in Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis? Here’s A Look at Mine
• What Does Rheumatoid Arthritis Really Feel Like? The 10 Descriptions You Won’t Read in an Office Pamphlet
• How I Explain Chronic Fatigue to Those Who Don’t Have It
• A Message for the Medication and Diet Shamers Out There (from Someone with Rheumatoid Arthritis Who Is on Biologics and Eats Healthy)
• The Letter I Wish I Sent Myself The Day I Was Diagnosed With Rheumatoid Arthritis
• Brain Fog: Why Don’t We Talk More About This Frustrating Symptom of Rheumatoid Arthritis?

• The Frustrations of Living with an Invisible Disability like Rheumatoid Arthritis

• How a Sneaky Copper Deficiency Landed Me in the ER

• How You Can Support Someone with a Chronic Illness (and Some Real Advice on How *Not* To)

Parenting

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

Covid-19

• Here’s What It’s Like to Be an Immunocompromised Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient in the Time of Coronavirus
• A Plea to the World from an Immunosuppressed Single Mom to Flatten the Coronavirus Curve
• Here’s How I’m Adjusting My Rheumatoid Arthritis Self-Care Routine for Coronavirus — and It’s Not Easy
• A Thank-You Letter to the True Heroes of the Coronavirus Pandemic, from a Worried Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient
• Parenting During Coronavirus Is Not Easy, Especially as an Immunosuppressed Single Mom
• The 9 Emotions I Keep Struggling with During the Coronavirus Pandemic (and How I’m Dealing)
• World Arthritis Day ‘COVID-19 Time Capsule’ with Eileen from Canada

• Social Distancing Since Before It Was Cool: What Others Can Learn from Our Chronic Illness Lifestyle

• The 13 Silver Linings I Found in the Coronavirus Pandemic as Someone with Chronic Illness

• Keeping My Son Home From School This Fall Is a No-Brainer Choice, Says One Mom with Chronic Illness — But It Still Breaks My Heart

Lifestyle

• Tattoos and Arthritis: Can You Safely Get Inked if You Have Arthritis?
• The Bizarre Emotions of Dating When You Are 33 and Have Rheumatoid Arthritis
• The Sneaky Perks To Dating Someone With Rheumatoid Arthritis
• I’m Turning 34 But My Rheumatoid Arthritis Makes Me Feel Like I’m 87
• This Is How Rheumatoid Arthritis Makes Me Feel Like I’m a Bad Friend
• Here’s Why I Stopped Making New Year’s Resolutions After Having Rheumatoid Arthritis
• The Good and Bad That Comes with Connecting with Other Arthritis Patients
• I Was Scared of Strength Training Because of My Rheumatoid Arthritis. Here’s How I Got Over It.
• I Am Not a Burden Because of My Chronic Illness (Even Though Dating Makes Me Feel Like I Am)

Mental Health

• The 11 Moods of Rheumatoid Arthritis and How I’ve Learned To Cope With Them
• Mourning Your Old Life After a Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis – And How to Move On
• ‘You Can’t Spell Gratitude Without RA’: One Patient’s Journey to Finally Accepting a Positive Outlook
• How I Finally Found Courage in My Rheumatoid Arthritis Diagnosis