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ByAndrew Roe

How to Stay Motivated While Living with a Chronic Illness:…

My faith, gratitude, and keeping my challenges in perspective have also been…

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ByBelén Diaz de Leon-Gonzalez, MSW

Mother and Son, Braving Spondyloarthritis Together

I’ve always believed that having a robust and well-rooted foundation at home can help a child face nearly…

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ByIurii Gryga

I Fled the War in Ukraine. Now I Must Find…

I started having symptoms of ankylosing spondylitis (AS) 10 years ago after…

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ByCasey Rotondi

Tackling AS Pain, Postpartum

After giving birth to my second child in July of 2020, I was in constant pain. I brushed it off, chalking it up to a…

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ByKim Pearson

A Rough-Hewn Kind of Beauty

Some time ago, a phone conversation with my BlogHer colleague Rita Arens turned toward my experience of having ankylosing spondylitis (AS), an arthritic condition that…

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ByEmma Matthews

Finding My Culprit, Nr-AxSpA

When I first learned about nr-axSpA, I was terrified by the idea that I might end up in a wheelchair.

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