A simple USB mouse. An ordinary tool but tough to use with stiff and achy hands. After I had to have surgery on my right wrist I wasn’t able to use my right hand for over a month. It was supposed to be ‘routine’ outpatient surgery, and my recovery should have been quick, but nothing is routi
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Overwhelming fatigue….just the phrase itself sends sufferers of autoimmune disorders into a chorus of affirmative head nods. Whether the fatigue stems from Lupus, MS, Rheumatoid Arthritis, Fibromyalgia or Chronic Fatigue Syndrome itself, the debilitating feeling of completely “running out of s
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Nearly 50 million Americans—one in five—suffer from arthritis and 20 million of them are physically impaired by the disorder, according to a new CDC report. There are many types of arthritis (over 100 identified, and the number is growing). The types range from those related to wear and tear of
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