Posts tagged arthritis

Hope is Incurable – Arthritis Support Group

Hi Everyone, I look forward to sharing an evening with you at Cibo restaurant. Where? 767 2nd Ave between East 42nd and East 41 St in Manhattan. When? August 24, 2011 at 6.45 p.m. We’ll share some stories and offer support. I hope to see you there, Karen


Information on RA

Dear Rick, Hi. Thanks for contacting me. I just want to say first of all that doctors  still do not know the exact cause of RA. So please do not blame yourself. I am sorry to hear about your daughter Courtney. The pain that both you and Courtney feel is immense and it’s both physical [...]


How Could I Have Forgotten to Blog About…..

…..being on the first cover of 2011 for Arthritis Today. And …. to top off a great couple of months I just received the March / April issue of AT and Phil Mickelson is on the cover. To be followed by Phil is awesome! My brother is a big fan and so am I.


Arthritis Advocacy Summit Washington DC 2011

Thanks to Dr. John Klippel, President & CEO of the Arthritis Foundation, and Kathy Lubbers, my new friend and advocate, I was invited to speak to the national AF Board in DC. To be the voice of the millions of people who suffer from arthritis around the world was truly an honor. I spoke about [...]


My Readers Inspire Me

And this is why I wrote my book ……My readers inspire me. Dear Miss Ager, You likely don’t remember me, I was a student at St. Lukes from 1990-1996. A friend of mine told me that you had written a book and that I should read it and I can say that your book has [...]


Enemy Within by Karen Ager earns 5 Star Reviews

“As inspirational stories go, this is up there with the best.” Martin Stevenson of the Launceston Examiner – November 13, 2010 For more 5 star reviews copy and paste http://www.amazon.com/Enemy-Within-strength-determination-acceptance/dp/1741108500


Enemy Within – My Readers’ Fears and Hopes

I have received many emails lately from fans of my book Enemy Within. Some too personal to share, some full of fears and others full of pain. Hope is always the last thing to go, so please hang in there. Our disease maybe incurable, but having hope will help you navigate the lonely times and [...]


Karen and Arthritis Support Group meeting / Balancing

Our next meeting will be Wednesday November 10 @ 6.45 p.m. We will meet at Cibo restaurant on 2nd Ave @ 41st. I know some of my members ( now friends) have been unwell. I write this blog flaring myself. Why this week I thought? Well, my answer came swiftly. Stress and being over tired [...]