All is Swell
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Hello everyone, I'm Peggy Duck! I've started this blog to document my experiences with Rheumatoid Arthritis. I was diagnosed with the autoimmune disease in October of 2013. Living with this condition for more than half of a decade, I continued to learn ways to manage my RA. Besides medications, I firmly believe in the healing power of a positive attitude and routine physical activity...
All is Swell
3y ago
So last year while we're all staying at home due to covid, I started drawing and painting and came up with the idea of a children's book to teach kids about the importance of helping animals in need. After I wrote the st ..read more
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3y ago
Hello friends! Got an announcement to make! I've recently written and illustrated a children’s book (for ages 4-8) due to be released on Memorial Day, 5/31/2021. Here’s the blurb ..read more
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3y ago
Last September, my boyfriend and I went to Zion National Park to hike the Narrows. We stayed at the Cable Mountain Lodge which is located only 8 miles from the Narrows. We entered Zion National Park via the Zion Canyon V ..read more
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3y ago
Recently, a writer from Good Housekeeping Magazine reached out to me for an interview regarding what surprised me most about living with RA. Here’s the link to the article: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/health/wellnes ..read more
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4y ago
In the past few weeks while staying at home to help flatten the curve, I picked up two hobbies, cooking and acrylic painting. I never considered myself creative. But ever since I started volunteering at Sanctuary Hospice ..read more
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4y ago
Cycling is one of the exercises recommended by the Arthritis Foundation for people living with RA. I picked up mountain biking about a year ago when my boyfriend, Stan, introduced me to it. My first mountain bike ride wa ..read more
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4y ago
I continued the weekly Enbrel shots religiously until a weird eye allergy episode in August of 2015. I had cleaned my storage room during the weekend. When I went to work on Monday, my eyes started to swell up after lunc ..read more
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4y ago
As many of you know, one factor that could trigger RA flare up is emotional stress. Therefore, it is important to think about and do things that make you happy and try to stay as stress free as possible. Dogs have always ..read more
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4y ago
As I jumped my feet back to plank position, I’m trying to remember how many reps of Burpees I did already. It’s only been 15 minutes into the 50 minutes class and I started to question myself, “why the f*** did I sign up ..read more