My RA Life

Taking the Road Least Traveled. One Day at a Time.

I'm Sissy Slater.

I am 52 years old and was diagnosed in 2019 with rheumatoid arthritis. This blog is to track my journey of refusal to live with Big Pharma as my only alternative and navigating life with chronic pain and autoimmune disease

Latest on the Blog

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Looking Back on 2022

 Whew 2022….I am glad to see you through! It’s New Years Eve and as I reflect back on this year, I realized I have come

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Finding Ways to Cope

When you are first diagnosed with a chronic illness, it is overwhelming. The things you used to do, you can no longer do or you

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Why oh why

When searching for a great doctor, make sure you find one that searches for the reason WHY you have symptoms and diseases and not just

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medicating ra

Medicating

 Medications….pills, injections, infusions, and that God-awful prednisone.  You will find if you keep up with me that I am not an advocate for prednisone.  That