Help for those already diagnosed.
Living with chronic illness and pain is hard. Here’s some help with anything from daily stuff around the house to fighting with insurance, navigating the financial side of “sick,” and more.

Predictably Unpredictable: Schedule Tips for the CDP
The digital calendar has got to be one of the greatest inventions of current times.

How to Keep a Symptoms Log
Staying ahead of our chronic pain symptoms requires that we be engaged in our symptoms

Physician Burnout is Our Problem, too
Physician burnout is becoming a huge problem. We are losing great physicians, but we can help. Here are 10 steps we can take to encourage our physicians.

Health Updates – Oct 2019
It’s been a while since I’ve shared updates. See how 2019 has been – what a year, what a ride….

My First Guest Post is UP!
My first guest post is live! What a fun experience to write a guest post for my new friend, Emily Adams on her travel site, The Planking Traveler.

Why Is It Taking So Long?
New to the chronic illness journey and waiting forEVER for that first visit? Here are some tips for waiting well in the meantime.

The Undercurrent of Chronic ILLness
Often overlooked, the admin side of sick leaves us tired, frustrated, and even a bit defeated. Here are some things to avoid on the admin side of chronic illness.

Lessons from Our First 25 Years
25 years – thank You, Lord! The Lord has been good to us! What a

5 Special Skills Every Chrony Must Develop
A chronic journey sort of forces our hand to learn new skills and new ways of doing things. Here’s a slightly different take on 5 skills every Chrony must develop.

Waiting Well: 5 Secrets to Enduring a Long Diagnosis Process
As difficult as daily life with chronic illness and autoimmunes can be, perhaps the most

No Trial, No Trust
My Fellow CDPs, there is often no other plea more gut-wrenching, more real during seasons

Loneliness, the Unexpected Companion of Chronic
Loneliness. This one slipped up on me. I didn’t see it coming. The sting

The 5 Worst Things People Say to Me about RA
You guys have been there. Hearing the same comments over and over. Some you like,

5 Schedule Tips for RA and other chronics
Once chronic descends upon your life, the word “pace” has a very different meaning. We

Why do this?
If you’re reading this, it means you’ve found your way to the new ChronicPraise

The Chronic Journey… another step
They told me blogging and writing and staying on top of it would be hard.

Exercise and RA: Move it, Move it
Okay, Rheumies and AI’s… We know that exercise is good for us! Thirty minutes on

Chronic Pitfall: Me-first-ness
Chronic will trick us to a place of self-first-ness. We get baited to go there

Newly Diagnosed? 5 Must-Do’s for rheumatoid and other chronics
Newly diagnosed? Wondering what to do? Here are 5 must-do’s for those starting the

6 Trusted Healthcare Sites for Chronic Illness
One of the things that embattles all CDPs is the temptation to spend hours all

Predictably Unpredictable: Schedule Tips for the CDP
The digital calendar has got to be one of the greatest inventions of current times.