Category: health

I never thought at 63, my body would feel so twisted. These illnesses can be highly intrusive. The trauma to my body; I am bent over when I get up from my recliner, and I stay that way until my body releases itself and can stand up straight.

Methotrexate is one of the most effective and commonly used medications in treating rheumatoid arthritis and other inflammatory arthritis. Methotrexate is an immunosuppressant that reduces your body’s immune system and helps reduce inflammation. I have rheumatoid arthritis, and I take weekly injections of Methotrexate. I used to take Methotrexate in pill form, but the weekly…

Along with my RA, I have heart disease. I was diagnose in 2016 a couple of months before I had the heart procedure. The week before last I started having minor chest pains and heart palpitations. I believed this was from me not taking my meds properly. I felt scared and stupid. There is no…

You can not sit around wishing stuff hadn’t happened, you got to at least try to move on and work with what you got.

A chronic illness is a medical condition that can be persistent and extremely painful. I found a definition on the internet that states a chronic illness is a condition that last for a very long time and usually can not be cured completely. However, some illnesses can be controlled or managed through lifestyle (diet and…

I have been struggling with my blogs, so much so that I had to create another page. I plan to add the posts from my previous pages to this blog. Please be patient with me as I attempt to re-navigate.