✨✨ Long post, but I promise it has a point. Please read to the end! (And please excuse typos.) ✨✨ In the past year, I have been told by orthopedic surgeons that my right knee looks like an 80-year-old’s. I was told that my right foot and ankle look like a 90-year-old. And yesterday, that my … Continue reading
Tag Archives: RA
Doing What We Can
Something I’ve struggled with during my decades of illness is what I WANT to do, versus what I CAN do. I’m learning to accept that I can only do what I can. Some days, like last weekend, it is hiking up over 500 steps on the side of a mountain. Some days, like yesterday, it … Continue reading
No, Lady Gaga Did NOT Confirm That She Has Rheumatoid Arthritis
A post has gone viral in recent days, feverishly declaring that “Lady Gaga Has RA!” “Lady Gaga Reveals She Has Rheumatoid Arthritis” and “Pop Star Lady Gaga Opens Up About Life With Rheumatoid Arthritis.” Except … she never specifically revealed that she has it. I admit that I was guilty of initially, (hesitantly) sharing it with a … Continue reading
#HAWMC – Day 10: An RA Q&A
Questions and answers about life with rheumatoid arthritis and invisible illness. Continue reading
When RA Tries to Get in the Way (But I Won’t Let It)
I set off for this summer to be my “summer of hobbies.” My summer even has its own Instagram hashtag, #AshSummerOfHobbies2016! But, I didn’t anticipate RA to get in the way. (This is something I discussed in a recent Arthritis Ashley Facebook Live Chat.) I’m very proud of myself for pushing through, though. RA and … Continue reading
The Problem with Negativity: And Why Being Positive Doesn’t Hurt
Let’s be honest: no one can be positive all the time. To do so simply wouldn’t be human. I highly doubt that there is one person on this earth who has never been unhappy or felt pessimistic, who is always happy and positive at all times, and without fail. If so, I would like to … Continue reading
The Great JA vs. RA Debacle
This is a Facebook-rant-turned-blog post. I am definitely looking for some feedback/insight on this one, because when it comes to The Great JA vs. RA Debacle, I don’t know what is considered to be the standard, or what is the “proper” and acceptable approach. Even whilst doing research, I seem to encounter different answers on … Continue reading
Thoughts & Updates from Arthritis Ashley
I haven’t updated this Arthritis Ashley blog in a while (I barely find time to post to my main website abshuck.com and haven’t posted to my entertainment blog Glitzburgh in about a year. Eek!) However, I do want to share some thoughts and updates with all of you, my loyal readers! I’m glad that many … Continue reading
What it Takes to Be an American Ninja Warrior – and What It’s Like to Be Married to One When You Live with RA
The dichotomy of my husband’s insane level of fitness and my insane level of…well, NOT… has never been more apparent than over the past year when my physical health took a downturn while my hubby Mike was selected to compete on NBC’s American Ninja Warrior. It’s been an exciting year and we’ve never been more of … Continue reading
My #RouseyRevolution Story
#RouseyRevolution: Dear Ronda Rousey, You will not see me in the boxing ring or an MMA cage. You won’t see me training for hours on end at the gym, or running a marathon, or lifting heavy weights. But, trust me: I know how to fight. I have dealt with several (several meaning over 40) doctor-diagnosed … Continue reading