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 ...
Managing Your Mental Health With AS
Our mental health is something we should all be aware of. It has the ability to affect every part of our life -- physically and emotionally. Our mental ...
The Importance of NOT Fighting Fatigue
Have you ever been really tired? Like feel it in your bones tired. The kind of tired that makes blinking a chore. It’s something I have never experienced ...
Learning to Ask for Help
Of all the things that having ankylosing spondylitis has taught me, this might have been the hardest lesson for me to learn. Asking for help has ...
It's Not You, It's Me
Having a chronic illness is something most people don’t have to experience, thankfully. I know when I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis ...
Managing Stress With Ankylosing Spondylitis
When I was working in the corporate world, I was severely stressed out, constantly under pressure to perform at my best at all times. ...
Surprise!
Ankylosing spondylitis is a big word to hear from the doctor. I would be lying if I told you that when I was diagnosed, I knew how my life would change. I just had to ...