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Ken Timoney: Considering Christmas…
Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Christmas is a wonderful time of the year to catch up with family and friends and take some much needed time off. But it tends to be a very busy time for most of us also with gifts to buy and the larder to stock. With so much to do and not enough time we [...]
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Beat the Morning Blues!
Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
For most people with arthritis, mornings are the worst time of day. Joints are sore and stiff after the night and unfortunately, it is the time of the day when you need most strength and dexterity for getting up, getting dressed, making breakfast and getting ready for the day. But arthritis needn’t hold you back [...]
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Ken Timoney: Reducing the risk of contracting Swine Flu
Thursday, November 26th, 2009
Ken Timoney…
I have Psoriatic Arthritis, similar I think to RA but with the skin condition called Psoriasis. I recently had the swine flu jab, it was a particularly difficult decision to make as there was a lot of coverage in the media regarding the swine flu vaccine, is it good or bad [...]
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Walk for More Energy, Less Pain
Thursday, November 12th, 2009
The evenings are getting shorter and the weather colder but that is no excuse not to keep your Joints in Motion this winter! Research shows that 30% of us get no exercise at all during the winter months and as a person with arthritis it’s important to stay active through ALL seasons. That’s why we [...]
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Niamh Costello’s Story
Monday, September 28th, 2009
Hi everyone I haven’t been bloggin recently… Niamh has had a tough few weeks. Her knees and a toe have been very sore. We got call from Dr Killeen who has started her on codeine phosphate. We are hoping this will help with pain. She has been on it a week and it is helping [...]
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