My Sjögren's Experience
I have Sjögren's (pronounced “show-grins”). It’s a common, systemic autoimmune disease. It frequently affects people with other autoimmune diseases, including ...
Communicating With Doctors
I’m not sure what I expected from doctors before I became a person who spends an unreasonable amount of time in their exam rooms. I suppose I pictured ...
Me, My Health & the Internet
My relationship with internet research was complicated by success. I scoured medical research online for years, searching for (and ultimately finding) an explanation ...
Putting Popular Culture’s Health Messages in Perspective
Pop culture health tropes make me cringe. Exclamation points are mandatory. There’s the personal-mastery variety: “Take charge of your health!” ...
RA Is Not the Headline of My Story
Most people don’t know what rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is. Why would they? I didn’t, before my diagnosis in 2010. I knew what arthritis was, sure. ...
Hacks and Gadgets That Help Me Manage My RA
I’m a marketing executive's dream. If the product has bright packaging, offers to smooth a wrinkle, to drop a pound, or to make life easier, I want to try it! I’ve worked ...