It turns out that living with rheumatoid arthritis for more than five years prepared me well for the discomfort and bizarre situation we’re all dealing with now. Read more on Creaky Joints ..read more

Since 2001, medical cannabis has been a legal treatment option in Canada for certain health conditions, including arthritis. While cannabis can’t cure arthritis or slow disease progression, some people report that it helps to alleviate their symptoms. Two thirds of Canadians taking medical cannabis are doing so to help ease the pain of arthritis. Cannabis is a flowering plant that produces chemicals called cannabinoids, which can be used to treat the symptoms of a number of conditions, including arthritis. These chemicals interact with our body’s endocannabinoid system that can affect pain, i ..read more

Learn more about what it is like to be a single mother with rheumatoid arthritis and parenting a young son during the covid-19 pandemic. Read more on Creaky Joints ..read more

Hope... Hope is something a lot of us need right now. Hope that this will all pass over soon, hope that the amount of lives being lost due to covid-19 stops. Hope that we are not going to lose loved ones, our jobs, our home, our treatments. The future is uncertain for many and living with a chronic illness that makes you immunosuppressed during this pandemic is terrifying. That is why I wanted to share this story of survival and hope from one of my readers. She has chosen to leave her name out as she works in healthcare and doesn't want the media attention, however she knows that her story wi ..read more

Before becoming a patient I never knew what a clinical trial was, except for maybe seeing how drug trials go horribly horribly wrong in scary movies. Well they're not all going to turn us into zombies hungry for brains. Some of these clinical drug trials are saving lives. Maybe I watched too many X-Files and Outerlimits episodes when growing up. Well now my life seems a bit like an Outerlimits episode at times. I have been on a lot of different drugs for my rheumatoid arthritis, since my diagnosis I know that it takes multiple to find the one that works for you. Each of these drugs had to go ..read more

Cannabis, weed, marijuana, pot. It goes by several names, but we all know what it smells like. As weed becomes more mainstream, we on the Not Crazy podcast want to know: Is marijuana really an effective treatment for anxiety? Is it just a coping mechanism? Or a vice? In today’s podcast, Gabe and Jackie look at the research and weigh out the evidence. They also interview Eileen Davidson, a rheumatoid arthritis patient who regularly uses marijuana as a medicine to see what she has to say. What’s your take? Tune in for an open-minded discussion about weed ..read more

Many different ‘superheroes’ are tirelessly working to help those most vulnerable across the world. Thank you to our essential workers, please read more on Creaky Joints Stay safe ..read more

Arthritis is everywhere so it’s easy to underestimate its severity. For many Canadians living with inflammatory rheumatoid arthritis, it can be thoroughly debilitating. I recently teamed up with Media Planet for a campaign on Health Insight and in the Toronto Star about the importance of early treatment with rheumatoid arthritis. Please read and share. Untreated, Rheumatoid Arthritis Can Be Devastating - With Proper Treatment, There's Hope Managing Pain and Inflammation Campaign ..read more

About a year ago I started tweeting and posting on the rheumatoid arthritis facebook communities I run several Creaky Jointsarticles after having found relatable and useful information in them. I knew my arthritis community would appreciate these. What is Creaky Joints? CreakyJoints is a digital community for millions of arthritis patients and caregivers worldwide who seek education, support, advocacy, and patient-centered research. All of their programming and services are always provided free of charge. Their mission statement reflects a lot of my own mission. Our mission at CreakyJoints i ..read more

‘It can’t be bad, you’re young. You look fine.’ I questioned whether my symptoms were in my head.’: Single mom diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis, ‘I don’t know what tomorrow has in store, but I’m ready to fight’ I recently had the opportunity to share my story on Love What Matters, check it out ..read more