Ankylosing Spondylitis

Michael Tracy Smith My name is Michael Tracy Smith (a.k.a. Spenser23) I am a Face of AS. This is my story. I was in a stairwell in 30 Rock, (the building, not the sitcom), when I first…

I did not see this coming. I bubbled up with tears of joy as I left a meeting room this afternoon. Here is the story...

How to tell my story of AS… Is it a tragedy - a story of pain, loneliness and despair? Or is it a comedy, featuring ridiculously incompetent...

Just after 11:30 AM on June 2, 2013, I crossed the finish line at the Deadwood Mickelson Trail Marathon in Deadwood, South Dakota. In...

I remember the day I found out I had ankylosing spondylitis. I remember the exact moment so clearly… I was in my office at work;…

John and Maya’s paths first crossed near Rochester, New York at Sunshine Camp—an amazing, week-long escape for children living with muscular dystrophy. They met in…