I love my Jiffy Twist under counter opener, it’s one of my favorite kitchen gadgets for arthritis! Here are my favorite features: 1) It significantly reduces the...
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General Education, Life Hacks
Three tips for Making Friendship Bracelets More Easily if you have Arthritis or Hand Pain!
Friendship bracelets are all the rage right now thanks to Taylor Swift’s “Eras Tour,” but making them can be hard if you have arthritis or hand pain...
Arthritis Life Blog, Blog, Mental Health
How I relate to Inside Out 2’s “Anxiety” as Someone with Chronic Illness
Did anyone else relate to the character “Anxiety” in the movie “Inside Out 2?” I certainly did! Anxiety can be Helpful or Hurtful As someone who lives with both chronic...
Listen now: Watch Video: Summary: What’s it like to suddenly go bald at age 22? In this episode, Cheryl interviews Colleen Kydd, who speaks candidly about living with...
General Education, Life Hacks
3 Hand Stretches to do on the Airplane to decrease Arthritis Pain and Stiffness!
Earlier this month, I flew to Denver for a Rheumatology Research Foundation event – here are the 3 arthritis hand stretches I did on the airplane to prevent hand...
Today I’m sharing 3 occupational therapist-approved tips for kids with JIA (juvenile idiopathic arthritis) to improve their quality of life! These are inspired by my 21...
Listen now: Watch the interview: Summary: Have you ever found humor to be therapeutic in your chronic illness experience? In this episode, Katie Farrell shares her...
Listen now: Video of Conversation: Summary: In this episode, Cheryl sits down with rheumatologist Micah Yu and passionate patient advocate Dr. Bonnie Feldman to discuss...
Patient Stories, Podcast
What’s it like to run Half Marathons with Autoimmune Disease? Episode 126, Arthritis Life Podcast
Listen now: Video of conversation: Summary: Gretchen Schoenstein shares how she pursued her dream of running half marathons despite an autoimmune diagnosis of...
When I first started sharing my methotrexate injection videos, my goal was simply to help people see a “real patient” doing it and to feel less scared of the...