Rheumatoid Arthritis Support Group

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic, inflammatory, multisystem, autoimmune disorder. It is a disabling and painful condition which can lead to substantial loss of mobility due to pain and joint destruction. The disease is also systemic in that it often also affects many extra-articular tissues throughout the body including the skin, blood vessels, heart, lungs, and...

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sportslover27 09/27/2016

is there a thread/group where i can go and chat with people who are supporting their partners with RA? thank you.

californialynn 09/27/2016

Marlene might know. But what's wrong with this group? We've heard it all. We empathize with the spouses. We can tell you what your spouse may not be able to describe/explain/convey.

Seriously, we GET it. We KNOW it's not easy for the spouses.

sportslover27 09/27/2016

oh i know there's nothing wrong with this but i just wondered. :) thank you.

CountryGal22 09/27/2016

I think they still allow people to make their own groups here? If so, and they don't have one you could always make a support group for spouses or other family members of those with RA. Just a thought if you wanted to.

sportslover27 09/27/2016

oh fantastic idea, CountryGal. i will think about it.

californialynn 09/27/2016

If you do, come back and give us the link so that if other spouses come here, we can direct them to your group.

MarleneJ 09/28/2016

The only problem with making a community group or member group, is that it is not found in the DS list of groups. So you will have to search to find members. Plus, they take a lot of work to keep going. Trust me, I know!

I agree you should just stay here. If you ask something, we will answer it from our experience. That includes things like how my poor husband had to lift me when I was bed ridden last year, and feed and dress me. That was too much for me to watch. Next time, I would see about home care if I get that bad.

He is very supportive, but I don't want him hurting his back and suffering because of my disease!

sportslover27 09/29/2016

thank you all. i appreciate it.

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