To my Chronic Illness Medical Team…

It was very therapeutic for me to write a guest blog post for CreakyJoints, a patient advocacy and education site that focuses on arthritis and related conditions.

To my chronic illness medical team is my love letter to the often unsung heroes in the medical profession: providers who care for patients like me who have chronic, complex, invisible illnesses.

I am so fortunate to have had dozens of compassionate, caring providers during my 16 years with rheumatoid arthritis.

I hope to inspire other providers to go into some of the less popular specialties such as pediatric rheumatology, where there are currently some shortages nation-wide. You won’t have the most straightforward patients, but you will certainly have the opportunity to forge lifelong connections with very appreciative patients! To learn more about the amazing providers who help those with rheumatic diseases, check out my provider interviews at Arthritis Life.