The Importance of Exercise to Me and to Managing My AS
What haven’t I experimented with when it comes to exercising my body to manage ankylosing spondylitis?I was an active kid playing sports such as floor hockey, volleyball, and competitive ...
The Challenges of Changing Doctors
One of my least favorite things to do is to go to a new doctor. I have been diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis for almost 20 years, and trying to condense ...
The Food-AS Connection
As a kid during the balmy summer days, I would often meet up with a gang of friends from my neighborhood and explore our local community. We used to ...
Managing Stress When You Live With AS
I move extremely fast in almost everything I do. Depending on how you look at it, this can be a good thing or not-so-good thing. When I’m overloaded with too ...
New Year, New You
Are you the type of person that makes New Year’s resolutions? I have tried to make big plans for the new year only to have them fail miserably. I have high ...
Weight Control With Ankylosing Spondylitis
I remember the first time I heard the words “You have ankylosing spondylitis” from my doctor. With a confused look on my face, I asked her to repeat what she ...
What Self Care Means to Me
During my corporate career, I would spend most of each day reviewing reports and filling out account forms. By the time I made it back home in the ...