Angel on my Shoulder by Natalie Cole is the song that my sister in law and brother cried to at the lighting of the Xmas tree at the Rockefeller Center when she had finished chemo. Now the song is about hope to me. I have teamed up with Jeffrey Gottfurcht to help him make dreams [...]

Thank you Jeff www.jgcaf.orgYou are giving us all hope!

There’s a lot of blogging go on out there about RA. While I agree that it’s important to be positive I also understand, after being in this RA battle for 30 years, that the disease is defiant, stubborn and disheartening at times. I also believe that the disease has been a gift and that I [...]

Late venue change 11/18We are now meeting at Sinigual640 3rd at 6 45 Flaring tonight but I always make time for this.

Hi Everyone,Happy Holidays. It’s time to be thankful and be merry. I’d love to see as many friends/members on November 18 as possible. I believe there’s nearly 15 now. So I hope to see you on:November 18 @Cibo Restaurant @ 6 45 p.m.2nd Ave between 42 nd and 41 stNew YorkMen get arthritis too, so [...]

Nov 13 (Reuters) – Adeona Pharmaceuticals Inc (AEN.A) said its experimental rheumatoid arthritis drug showed significant benefit compared with a dummy drug in a mid-stage study on full analysis, sending its shares up as much as 17 percent. The company said data from the study, which was published in the journal Arthritis & Rheumatism, showed [...]

Hi Everyone,Happy Holidays. It’s time to be thankful and be merry. I’d love to see as many friends/members on November 18 as possible. I believe there’s nearly 15 now. So I hope to see you on:November 18 @Cibo Restaurant @ 6 45 p.m.2nd Ave between 42 nd and 41 stNew YorkMen get arthritis too, so [...]

Hi Everyone,The following is a quote from Reuters: – 68 percent of women living with rheumatoid arthritis look for new pain relief therapies to help them cope – Almost 60 percent of women in the U.S. living with rheumatoid arthritis find intimate relations painful – Rheumatoid arthritis played a role in 25 percent of divorces [...]

Over the years I’ve had many supportive parents at school helping with my dream to raise awareness about arthritis and to change the public perception of arthritis. For this to happen, authenticity of the pharmaceutical companies is key. No more actresses in ads trying to pretend they have arthritis. In September, with cautious optimism, a [...]

Yes my support group has a new name. I have been contacted by a few men and now realize that we can’t be exclusive. So we are now KAAS which is kind of how Australians shorten Karen.Our next meeting is:Wednesday November 18 20096.45 p.m.Cibo Restaurant – 2nd Ave between 42nd and 41st in Manhattan NYC [...]