“No matter how strong I think I might be, or no matter how tough or stoic, the relentless grinding and repetition of this waiting cycle wears on me as a patient. It used to dig into me until I began to bring sensory items with me to help me cope.”
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Here’s what you need to know about getting the latest COVID-19 booster and flu shot this fall.
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Rheumatology leaders and patient advocates convene on Capitol Hill to advocate for legislation to improve patient access to care.
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In honor of World Heart Day, JP Summers, Patient Advocate, Community Outreach Manager at the Global Healthy Living Foundation, shares her experience with heart failure — and what lessons you can take away too.
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“Trying to give a number to my pain makes me feel like I’m minimizing the experience of what pain really means in my daily life.”
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Here’s what our patient community shared about the challenges surrounding accessing consistent and quality treatments for chronic health conditions.
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New report finds New York is the best place to live for people with rheumatic disease; Wyoming is the worst.
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Patient advocate Shelley Fritz shares her infusion day diary, including what she does before, during, and after each infusion and what lessons she’s learned over the past decade.
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“Having RA has given me an opportunity to be kinder to myself, love myself unconditionally, and to help so many more people in the RA community find this place of peace.”
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Here’s how patient advocate Zoe Rothblatt and the chronic illness community feel social media has helped their health, and what a recent article got wrong about people who post about their disease.
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