Tenacious ME
Tackling disabling autoimmune disease with obstinance and humor.
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Best Gifts for Rheumatoid Arthritis 2020 Edition
This post contains affiliate links. If you use them, I may get a commission. Thank you! If you have a loved one with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), you have probably noticed that it comes with its own set of challenges. Aching joints, exhaustion, and physical… Continue Reading “Best Gifts for Rheumatoid Arthritis 2020 Edition”
Snuffing Out Inflammation
If you’ve been around TenaciousME for a while, or have gone through the site’s menu, you’ll notice that the menu hosts information regarding autoimmune resources including nutrition and exercise. What’s different about this post is that get to write it from a different perspective.… Continue Reading “Snuffing Out Inflammation”
Staying Calm in an anxious world
Well, there is no doubt about it, the level of anxiety and fear in the world today is the highest it has been in decades. Not since 911 have I seen this level of uncertainty in fellow Americans. With restrictions and measures to control… Continue Reading “Staying Calm in an anxious world”
Your Health Journey- Setting Goals for Growth
Getting that promotion, hitting you target weight, climbing that mountain, shaving a minute off your run time, we all have goals. It seems a natural human condition, the setting of benchmarks. Benchmarks that drive us to achieve more, do better, try harder. We look… Continue Reading “Your Health Journey- Setting Goals for Growth”
5 Keys to Managing Your Autoimmune Condition
There is no doubt about it, life with an autoimmune condition is a challenge, one nobody wants but millions of people have. While the 80+ autoimmune diseases behave differently and require distinct approaches to treat, there are a few things that are beneficial to… Continue Reading “5 Keys to Managing Your Autoimmune Condition”
The season of letting go
What a beautiful thing it is, this season of letting go. Fall brings with it so many obvious changes that apply so well to our human existence, bringing with it lessons, year after year. Lessons about letting go, about leaving behind the pieces that… Continue Reading “The season of letting go”
Immune Compromised In a COVID Focused World- What We Want You To Know
I’m not sure the world has ever been more aware of the existence of Rheumatoid Arthritis. Yet, still, that awareness for most is not understanding, far from. Some may know it is an autoimmune disease, or that one of the medications debated about for… Continue Reading “Immune Compromised In a COVID Focused World- What We Want You To Know”
Battling For Care
One of the hardest things about life with chronic conditions is it feels like I am constantly battling medical professionals to get the outcome I want. I know some of those battles are a result of nothing more than my stubborn belief that nature… Continue Reading “Battling For Care”
Being Understood
“I won’t be getting much done today or tomorrow, I might do a little laundry tomorrow but probably not much more,” I say to my husband as we talk about the plan for the week and the household needs. “Oh, right, you have infusion… Continue Reading “Being Understood”
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