May 2013

Tiara's Tuesday Talk – Just A LITTLE Black Rain Cloud???

Rain Rain Go Away… Someone please explain this to me? Why do they give this day a 3? I’d give it a… I don’t know… 10! Rain = aches. Knees, elbows, lower back, mid-back, upper back, shoulders, that ankle I had operated on in 2010… I mean seriously, even my husband who has no arthritis at all gets achy knees when it rains. Oh and then it clears up after 4 days of rain and gets warmer so guess what??? Now I have aches from the weather changing. The more the weather changes the worse it gets. Autumn and Spring… Read More »Tiara's Tuesday Talk – Just A LITTLE Black Rain Cloud???

Tiara's Tuesday Talk – I'm Here, Aren't You?

Wait… What?   Yes I’m here, aren’t you? What do you mean I shouldn’t be? Just because the walk is over doesn’t mean we don’t have things to talk about. I mean if you want I can go away… No? Okay. (Yes I really do talk to myself btw) Walk Your AS Off 2013 may be coming to a close with our final, and I mean the end all number for final steps (due by today) being anxiously awaited upon, BUT this doesn’t mean we can’t still talk. Or walk. Or run. Or cycle… You get the picture. Looks happy… Read More »Tiara's Tuesday Talk – I'm Here, Aren't You?

Million Stepper – Kelly Warner!

  My name is Kelly Warner. I am deaf and 43 years old , married to a wonderful husband of 14 years, who is also deaf. Just months before my marriage, I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. The full extent of my disease wasn’t apparent until months afterwards. I endured fibromyalgia on top of it. We suspect “arthritis” ran in the family as my grandfather had Ankylosing Spondylitis. I started taking Enbrel in 1999. It was a miracle drug. It helped with the arthritis, but not the fatigue. I had gained considerable weight to the point of morbid obesity. My… Read More »Million Stepper – Kelly Warner!

Coloring Page – Walk Your A.S. Off Sneaker

We are almost there! Just a couple more days and our walk comes to an end for the year. Let’s get the kids involved in our Finish Line events on World A.S. Day! Please download this image and share your child’s art work with us on our Facebook page! Sneakers by Sabrina‘s kids – Ta, age 10 and MnM, age 4!