Research shows eating certain foods can improve #RheumatoidArthritis symptoms for some, but don’t clear out your fridge without considering the advice in my column for @healthcentral.bsky.social .https://pulse.ly/z3i714xs8r

Living with #RheumatoidArthritis means living with setbacks. Building back strength can be hard, especially if regular exercise makes you hurt. I share my gentler approach to getting stronger. https://pulse.ly/5rfppsal6x

Looking for publishing advice? Check out this massive resource from The Sh#t No One Ever Tells You About #Writing, including every question ever answered on the podcast over the past four and a half years. https://pulse.ly/fzqwkabutr

Your back is not immune to the symptoms of #RheumatoidArthritis. Here’s how to handle the aches and pain. https://pulse.ly/brwx45viln

I’ve recently discovered just how much #RheumatoidArthritis affects my sense of motivation and drive. Here’s the story of a forced medication change and what I learned from the experience. https://pulse.ly/obcp1hdjp2

Want to go to university but you need #disability accommodations? Some administrators treat accommodations as a favour—and those requesting them as problems. Read more on @thewalrus.ca . https://pulse.ly/ucbbig5fdp

IT'S HEEEEERE!! Welcome to spring, my friends! As of 10:46AM ET, we are in a new and delightful season. There might still be snow on the ground, and you need a coat, but it's coming. I promise. #SpringCountdown2026

What ceiling? These #ChronicIllness warriors balance ambition with infusions (and other medical side trips) to help themselves—and others like them—get ahead. Learn their top tips on @healthcentral.bsky.social . https://pulse.ly/n7zb9oehmp

ONE MORE SLEEP! #SpringCountdown2026

When I had to switch from my biologic to a biosimilar for #RheumatoidArthritis, I did my best to be hopeful. Unfortunately, my experience complicated. Here is my story. https://pulse.ly/43omsfawzj

Two more days! I can't wait to go back to all the wonderful parks in Toronto. Like Tommy Thompson Park, which has the best view of Lake Ontario. Like every other park, it isn't cleared of snow all winter. Because apparently, disabled people don't enjoy winter parkland? #SpringCountdown2026

For the first time ever, I saw the Leafs play live and in person! Thank you so much to @thestar.com for the surprise subscriber gift of watching the game from the Star box. Still buzzing from the magic of it. #hockey

We can last 3 more days, right? Winter is thisclose to being done. #SpringCountdown2026

Does your #ChronicPain make you more sensitive to sound? https://pulse.ly/mreqg9acgz

4 More Days! #SpringCountdown2026

The stories my sister and I could tell… About spring (in 5 days!), summer, and all the other seasons in between. As someone who is immunosuppressed, seeing people becomes a lot easier when we can do it outside. It's one of the reasons I'm so looking forward to spring. #SpringCountdown2026

Day-to-day tasks can be a challenge when you live with #RheumatoidArthritis. These are my favorite hacks for when RA gets in the way of a healthy meal. https://pulse.ly/w97glwcsij

One of the sure signs that spring is here is when the cherry blossoms pop in Toronto. This photo is from last year when, although they popped, it felt decidedly wintery. But still, cherry blossoms always make me happy. #SpringCountdown2026

Interesting things happen when you leave the house. Leaving the house is easier in the spring. And there are only 7 days left until it's here! #SpringCountdown2026

The latest Narratives paper in @jmirs.bsky.social is about the intersection of being the parent of an autistic child while managing a career in imaging. Great read! https://www.jmirs.org/article/S1939-8654%2826)00022-6/fulltext

We're at single days left! 8 of them until it's officially spring. #SpringCountdown2026

You haven't lived until someone on stilts dressed like a giant alien ant has walked straight over you. 10 more days! #SprigCountdown2026

We were on the Islands, photographing swallows diving low over a lawn. "Umm... my lpve?" he said. I turned around to see a MASSIVE storm rushing over the lake, headed straight for us. Invigorating, that was. 11 days til Spring! #SpringCountdown2026

Dictated 'wordlessly.' Dragon wrote 'what is a lady.' I love this software for enabling me to write, but also for the ridiculousness that results in the moments between speaking and Dragon NaturallySpeaking writing. I call them Dragonisms. Anyone else having adventures in voice recognition?

Does anyone have the science of why I am barely affected by jetlag from an hour away, but switching to daylight savings time makes me a zombie for almost two weeks?

I can't wait to get back on the Toronto Island ferry again! They are from the fifties, probably on their last legs, but there is something so special and cozy about them. What do you look forward to about spring? (12 days left!) #SpringCountdown2026

Sunday #stories: "Why do I have to perform my illness and my pain in order for others to believe it?" A wonderful feature on living with #ChronicPain featuring interviews, including me. Read more on https://pulse.ly/ebaguwknfj

Only 2 weeks left! This was my first-ever author photo, in which I'd forgotten that my glasses have transition lenses and turn dark outside. Could I see the photographer taking this photo? No, she was a blur. 😄 #SpringCountdown2026

Every year, I forget the monumental difference light therapy makes in my mood, energy, quality of sleep, and — yes, really — pain levels. I started late again, but after a few weeks, I feel so much better. Read more about my experience on the blog. #RheumatoidArthritis https://pulse.ly/xqyg0x7fub

Spring and summer are the seasons of festivals, which for me means that it's the seasons of butts (here, I'm seen sort of watching the Toronto Pride parade). But it's still more fun than January. 15 days until spring! #SpringCountdown2026

Only 16 days left until spring, the season in which I follow waterfowl around and, with a bit of luck, interact with them (photo 1 shows me saying hi to a teenage duck and it mistaking my fingers for French fries). #SpringCountdown2026

Going against conventional thinking (breakfast for dinner anyone?) can be key in happier living with #RheumatoidArthritis https://pulse.ly/cl66otxlsu

Coming soon: A new literary magazine with writing from people with #ChronicIllness. Pre-sale (with a discount) of the first issue is happening now. And! One of my poems is in it! https://pulse.ly/l4hnux7pot

It's a lot easier to stop and smell the flowers when there actually are some. And there will be some very soon. 17 days until the seasons change! #SpringCountdown2026

What was the impact of the province of Ontario mandating a switch to biosimilars for #RheumatoidArthritis and other autoimmune diseases? I was a patient partner in this study, and it was a very illuminating experience. Learn more and read the study here: https://pulse.ly/oebtegsceo

"When legitimate patients are cut off from stable, supervised, pharmaceutical-grade treatment, they do not stop having pain." The impact of 10 years of anti-opioid policies on people who live with #ChronicPain. Read more on the @painnewsnetwork.bsky.social https://pulse.ly/ibbyr68msy

Trying to think of #RheumatoidArthritis topics for my next few columns. What are you struggling with? Anyone out these facing down retirement and/or life after 60 worrying about doing it with RA? What do you want to read about? What's missing?

18 days left until we can be outside after day without freezing off misc. bodyparts! #SpringCountdown2026

It might be a term most commonly associated with your 9-to-5, but #ChronicIllness is 24/7, and they can cause burnout, too. More in my column for @HealthCentral. https://pulse.ly/rxopx1zvpx

My #SpringCountdown2026 has started (perhaps a day late?). What better way to begin that with a lovely cow named Buttercup licking my feet.

Today I canceled my subscription to @theglobeandmail.com (too expensive, don't read it enough). The agent kept trying to sell me on something else, and I had to repeat THREE times that I just wanted to cancel. Unnecessarily onerous.

This non-opioid option for treating acute #pain is the first new approach on the market in decades. https://pulse.ly/es76njujpc

Doing things just because they’re fun has become a helpful part of living well with my #ChronicIllness. Learn how I use play to cope in this column for @healthcentral.bsky.social . https://pulse.ly/jncxvjw969

This measurement of 12 biomarkers in your blood can help your doctor gain insights into the severity of your #RheumatoidArthritis https://pulse.ly/ng1hvcdsw4

From organic carrots to fast-food burgers, contaminated foods are popping up fast and furious. No one is safe, but if you live with a chronic condition, you’ll want to take special note. More on @healthcentral.bsky.social https://pulse.ly/48hrk9sm1q.

Usually prescribed for short-term relief, these meds are effective but not without side effects. More on @healthcentral.bsky.social https://pulse.ly/dnuao1ylbd.

NEW: My relationship with my #RheumatoidArthritis body has run the gamut from incandescent hatred, through ignoring its existence, to finally becoming best friends. In my new @healthcentral.bsky.social column, I share my journey. https://pulse.ly/1zcojer07u

Protein’s role in bone health is hotly debated—some say it supports density, others warn it causes calcium loss. Here’s the science behind the right amount. #RheumatoidArthritis https://pulse.ly/rdgmie97ho

No, #RheumatoidArthritis usually won’t kill you, but without proper treatment, it could shorten your life. Learn more on @healthcentral.bsky.social https://pulse.ly/abyeqg2qtj.