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What Is RA
- Rheumatoid Arthritis?
Main Entry:
rheumatoid arthritis
Function: noun
: a usually chronic disease that is
considered an autoimmune disease and is characterized especially by
pain, stiffness, inflammation, swelling, and sometimes destruction of
joints —abbreviation RA; called also
atrophic arthritis;
rheumatoid arthritis. (n.d.). Merriam-Webster's
Medical Dictionary. Retrieved January 26, 2008, from
Dictionary.com website:
http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/rheumatoid arthritis
Now, this is the
dictionary definition of what Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is...but we
thought it would be better to ask people suffering from the disease
what RA was to them, and this is what we got:
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What RA is to me? A very
humbling wake up call..... RA made me stop and look around at
what I was, or rather wasn't, doing with my life and the people
in it. It helped me to slow down and enjoy my family more, enjoy
the differences in my life for what they are and not wish them
into something else. I had forgotten who the "real me" was. I
struggled for a couple of months with the fact that I would have
this for the rest of my life. I am only 30 so that seemed like a
very long time. I finally came to terms with it and decided that
I could fight my life for the rest of my life and be
miserable.....or fight the disease and live with it. So, here I
am today....living my life, being the person I want to be. Maybe
I have to slow down sometimes....maybe some days I want to not
have to hurt .... but I have it and I'm not going to let it
interpret who I am. - Jessica4
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RA is a close personal
friend---too close. lol
That was a goofy answer. I am
not one to whine or complain very often. RA is and has
been a complete 180 in my life, but I see it as part of God's
plan for my life and a new challenge. I stay happy and
just take each day with a smile. - Bob
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