Tag Archives: Rheumatoid Arthritis

Risk means losing your balance 0

“To dare is to lose one’s footing momentarily.  To not dare is to lose one’s self.” Soren Kierkegaard, the Danish Existential Philosopher and Theologian said that.  I love Keirkegaard’s work because he explores our emotion and choice when we as people face big life decisions. “Facing a big life decision” is a fancy way of [...]

Coming Clean 33

[Update: I want to greet all the readers from the Arthritis Foundation.  After @Arthritis_Org tweeted this post today, site visits have increased more than I could have expected.  Thanks, you guys, for stopping by to read.  We're all in this together, and I'm glad to share my story with you all.  Thank you for being [...]

GlutenFree Allergy Sucks (Except When It Doesn’t) 1

Take a blood test.  Submit to the needle invading your arm.  Send off for the results. When I got the results back, they confirmed my nutritionist’s suspicions: my body had developed an allergic reaction to gluten.  That was December 2007.  That month was my last gluten hurrah.  I haven’t eaten most grains, OR beer, since.  But [...]