October 12, 2022

Happy World Arthritis Day!

We’re a month out from the 29th birthday of my dear old friend Arthur - what I’ve called my arthritis since being diagnosed in the summer of 1994. Here’s a bit about my journey:

Recent Arthritis News

World Arthritis Day: Does Weather Actually Impact the Pain Suffered by Arthritis Patients? by TWC India [BTW the answer is yes.]

How arthritis patients and chronic illness sufferers can be their own health advocates with Dr. Amanda Nelson (video)

Exercise increases the body’s own ‘cannabis-like' substance which reduces chronic inflammation from the University of Nottingham

Arthritis Foundation Releases its First-Ever Report on Juvenile Arthritis

Precision medicine: the precision gap in rheumatic disease

Scientists have identified a protein known as sulfatase‑2 that plays a critical role in the damage caused by rheumatoid arthritis

My Favorite Resources

• Childhood Arthritis and Rheumatology Research Alliance (CARRA)

• Creaky Joints

• Purple Playas Foundation

• Systemic Autoinflammatory Disease (SAID) Support

• The Autoimmune Association

• The Autoinflammatory Alliance

• The SJIA Foundation

• US Pain Foundation

Thanks for reading! If you have feedback or anything you’d like to share, feel free to reach out to me on social media or by email (all linked here).

Love your face!
Grayson