Inspiration for living with RA Archives | Rheumatoid Arthritis Warrior

Rheumatoid Arthritis Blog Birthday

May 30, 2020 Kelly O'Neill 8 Comments Communicating about RA, Inspiration for living with RA

Birth of a rheumatoid arthritis blog This month the RA Warrior website—and blog—began its 12th year. In 2008, I dreamed of building a rheumatoid arthritis blog and website to bring better answers to people with RA that I’d already begun to know and love—and many thousands I was yet to meet. On May 17, 2009, I...Continue reading 8 Comments » Read more

No Pain, No Gain Meaning

May 11, 2019October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 25 Comments Inspiration for living with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

Happy Mother’s Day and a heart to heart on getting the most out of suffering. “No pain, no gain” has annoyed me for years. So, what does it have to do with Mother’s Day? I can’t wait to tell you. No pain, no gain lies and truth I guess my biggest objection to the saying no pain, no...Continue reading 25 Comments » Read more

Possible Rheumatoid Arthritis

March 6, 2019October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 2 Comments Inspiration for living with RA, Preclinical RA

Our family’s testing for possible rheumatoid arthritis This article is part 2 to RA Runs in Families. My daughters and my friend’s family members were being tested for possible rheumatoid arthritis. The imaware™ at-home RA test checks for three antibodies that occur with RA / RD and asks other questions related to RA diagnosis. When the RA test reports are ready,...Continue reading 2 Comments » Read more

Lessons in 8 Quotes from Doctor Strange

March 20, 2017October 5, 2019 Kelly O'Neill 4 Comments Courage & living with RA, Inspiration for living with RA, Movie review

Quotes from Doctor Strange, fitting for RD Recently I took my son Roo to see the 2016 Walt Disney movie Doctor Strange. Based on the Marvel Comics superhero, Doctor Stephen Strange is an uber-arrogant neurosurgeon who is psychologically crushed by losing the use of his hands in a horrific car accident. His journey to physical and...Continue reading 4 Comments » Read more

Making Lemonade When You Want Latte

February 23, 2017February 10, 2020 Kelly O'Neill 7 Comments Inspiration for living with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

Does making lemonade make it all better? When I first started my blog on Google’s Blogger website, the profile page required people to describe themselves with whatever question that popped up. The question I got was “What is your super power?” I answered “Making lemonade.” It seemed like rheumatoid disease (RD) was like every other trouble that...Continue reading 7 Comments » Read more

Church Bells Ringing True

August 7, 2016February 10, 2020 Kelly O'Neill 3 Comments Inspiration for living with RA

Church Bells by Carrie Underwood rings true for many Someone sent me a link to Carrie Underwood’s Church Bells music video (below) when it came out. I watched a large crowd with an incredible response. Then I learned the lyrics and I watched the song climb the charts to number one. I wondered aloud whether so...Continue reading 3 Comments » Read more

Just Do What You Can Do

July 26, 2016May 29, 2020 Kelly O'Neill 12 Comments Inspiration for living with RA, Living with chronic illness like RA

Can you be satisfied with “do what you can”? “Just like magic, I’ll be flying free. I’mma disappear when they come for me”* All of my life I’ve been a "do what you can," as-much-as-you-can soul. I never fancied disappearing because I wanted to make a positive impact and I thrive on making a difference. That’s my name...Continue reading 12 Comments » Read more