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

A few nights ago I was on Lincoln Rd in South Beach FL taking in the sites and enjoying the vacation feeling. I watched a family as they walked by me. Mom was carrying an overtired babe in her arms, the other child was in the stroller and dad was hanging onto a half eaten pizza [...]

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 [...]

For awhile my daughter Karen and I did not know what her life’s purpose was. At 17, Karen was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. She has battled this disease for 30 years. There were times when she blamed it on me and she was angry. There were times when she made me cry. There were times [...]

“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

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 [...]

Enemy Within by Karen Ager is becoming real. I did one live radio interview today and one which was taped for NPR and is scheduled to air in AL,GA,FL in July. Gotta get this book out there because I know it will empower so many people to ‘just keep going.’!