The Challenges of Changing Doctors

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 ...

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The Food-AS Connection

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 ...

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Managing Stress When You Live With AS

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 ...

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New Year, New You

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 ...

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Weight Control With Ankylosing Spondylitis

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 ...

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What Self Care Means to Me

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 ...

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