About

Hi, my name is Shellane. I have been told that I actually was born with rheumatoid arthritis. It is in my DNA. As a child I had symptoms that in retrospect were probably RA, but in the 1050’s and 1960’s RA was not nearly as easy to diagnose as it is now. In fact, when the big symptoms started hitting in my twenties it took five doctors and five years to finally come up with a diagnosis.

I am now in my seventies, so I have about fifty years experience with this disease. I have learned many ways to become creative in ways to do things. I have used many gadgets over the years to make living with RA easier. And I have learned that living with RA is not only physical, but mental too.

It is for that reason that I am focusing on two major areas on this site. A big part of the site will focus on products that will make your life easier on a daily basis. The other part of the site will focus on Coping With RA. Stress is something I have found to be a HUGE contributor to how I feel. Learning about meal planning, setting boundaries, time management, etc are all topics that lessen my stress load. In turn, lessening my stress load then lowers my RA symptoms.

This is an ongoing site and I will be adding posts to it on hopefully a regular basis. I do have to admit though that health challenges do affect how much I can work on it. Please bookmark us and check back often for new posts.