• Invisible Illness,  Rheumatoid Arthritis

    A New Way to interpret “But You Don’t Look Sick”

    I am happy to report that I am now blogging on the Creaky Joints website. Creaky Joints is a nonprofit that provides  information sharing, support, and advocacy resources for persons with arthritis and related conditions, many of which are chronic, invisible illnesses. My first blog post was A New Way to Interpret “But You Don’t Look Sick – please note the link is currently broken but I’m told it will be fixed soon (as of 10/2019). While we’re waiting for it to be back up, I’ve posted the text for this post below. ————————————————————————————————————– When I communicate my diagnosis of rheumatoid arthritis to someone for the first time, I’m often told…