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, [...]

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
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Hi Nicole,I understand all those scary feelings, frustations , anger and loneliness .There are a couple of things I can suggest.1. Go to www.karenandarthritis.comThere’s a lot of info. for disease management there including a 12 step program. You are in a grieving process right now. It’s okay to be angry. The website will answer most [...]

Hi Karen,I know sometimes I give you such an earful but I am just wondering if you know anything I can do to get past this point of pain and get back to living a fun, comfortable life. The pain is horrible and I don’t want to move or be around people but [...]