Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease – Page 3

Training baddog

Christmas, harley-davidson, rheum4us, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, rheumpf, riding, Southern California, Tanya / 4 minutes of reading / February 12, 2012

Those that know me know that Harley-Davidson is one of my greatest passions. If I was put in the situation that I had to give up photography or motorcycles, I would have to drop the camera. It is my therapy, my release, my church. Living in Southern California gives me a riding season of 12 months so when I feel the need to get away from the hassles of everyday life, escape is as close as my garage. There are a couple days a year I like to go riding whether or not I “feel the need” based solely on …

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Must Love Dog

Buddy, comfort dogs, Hershey, photo, RAD, RAD Caregiver, rheum4us, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, rheumpf, Southern California, Tanya, walking / 4 minutes of reading / February 4, 2012

I have become aware that I have a lot of new readers, so I will have to stop presuming that you know anything about me. Well, I am a dog person. Naturally, there are cats that I can and have appreciated, but push comes to shove, dogs win every time. I have Buddy. Buddy is a comfort dog and has traveled with me all over the country. He even went to Joplin to offer support to the victims of their tornado strike in 2011. I do not think you will find anyone that could suggest that I am not a …

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I am a RAD Lovegiver

photo, RAD Caregiver, rheum4us, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, rheumpf, Tanya / 2 minutes of reading / February 2, 2012

As I explained a couple days ago, I am now devoting 365 posts on GotBaddog to bringing more awareness to Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease (RAD) and the Rheumatoid Patient Foundation. It was Tanya’s idea, so it was only natural that I seek her opinion on terminology and phrases that are common in the community. She is a big fan of a blog called RAWarrior, and she read that people in my position should be classified as an RAD Caregiver. I accepted the moniker, but to be honest, I am not really fond of it. “Caregiver” gives the impression that I am …

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Saturday morning at Torrance Farmers Market

Family fun, Farmers Market, healthy eating, Photos, pictures, RAD Caregiver, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Southern California, Tanya, walking, winter / 1 minute of reading / February 1, 2012

Long time readers know that I took up juicing about 18 months ago. When Tanya would come out I would offer a taste of the concoctions I made, but her reaction was along the lines of it was not terrible. She was not impressed. A few weeks after she moved in, someone mentioned the movie, “Fat, Sick and Nearly Dead.” It seems like she immediately went to Netflix and put it on my streaming list. We watched the movie that night. The next day, Tanya asked if I would show her how to use the juicer. As you can imagine, …

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Living with RAD

RA Twist, RAD Caregiver, Rheumatoid Autoimmune Disease, Rheumatoid Patient Foundation, Tanya / 8 minutes of reading / January 31, 2012

I have to admit, I was having a real problem deciding how I wanted to start this story. I could have said that I am a man that now carries a purse, but my girlfriend laughed and said that was not true. Okay, maybe it is not a purse, per se, but it might as well be. I do not really have a problem with it, as I volunteered to do so, but it is a recent development in my life. There have been several major changes in my life since October, and carrying around a “purse” is but a …

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