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this is the track where i run, up at my old high school. it seriously gets the prettiest sunsets... this was around 8 o'clock tonight.
don't get me wrong, i'm not a "real" runner haha. i'm aware that i'm really tiny, but i've just always been like that. i exercise because my joints are hypermobile... which means they like to just kind of slide out of place if i don't stay reasonably in shape, and then it hurts like arthritis. lame, right? but it means i can do fun things like bend myself into a pretzel with little to no effort. at least it keeps me active! *end random fact*
i feel like the 365 is making me take less "spur-of-the-moment" pictures, because i don't have to stock up for the next few days. i dunno. i'll make an effort to do more non-365 things from now on.
Only the males have antlers, which start growing in the spring and are shed each winter. The largest antlers may be 1.2 m (4 ft) long and weigh 18 kg (40 lb). Antlers are made of bone which can grow at a rate of 2.5 cm (1 inch) per day. While actively growing, the antlers are covered with and protected by a soft layer of highly vascularised skin known as velvet. The velvet is shed in the summer when the antlers have fully developed.
Elk Antler Velvet is a natural remedy for Arthritis - it reduces inflammation, influences body metabolism, supports immune function, protects damaged tissues and affects blood, liver and kidney function.
View large to see this bull's antler velvet.
Bow Valley Parkway between Banff and Johnston Canyon, Alberta, Canada
My wife, Linda, plays organ and piano beautifully, which is amazing because of the arthritis problem in her hands. This photo was taken at the funeral of a dear friend, Delia Grayum. Linda also plays at the senior center, weddings, church services, and accompanies singers at various social functions. I am incredibly proud of her.
I will be off Flickr for a week or so and will try to catch up when we return.
Can osteoarthritis be mistaken for rheumatoid arthritis?
Osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis can be mistaken for each other because both are characterized by swelling and inflammation. However, rheumatoid arthritis is different because in this condition, the body's immune system attacks the joints. This can happen suddenly and cause severe inflammation.
Does arthritis go away? No, but it can be managed. There is no cure for arthritis. However, treatment advances can help to minimize pain, improve range of motion, and prevent further damage.
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I spent the afternoon at Dow's Lake today in advance of the Ottawa Tulip Festival 2017, and I had a wonderful time leisurely photographing and enjoying the Tulips. I spent 4 hours immersed in a sea of Tulip and tree pollen, but I wore my new anti-allergen face mask during the entire time. We'll see in the next 12-24 hours how well it actually worked. So far, I've had no allergic reaction (keeping my fingers crossed).
Update May 11, 2017:
I'm pleased as punch to report that the mask works perfectly - no allergic or rheumatoid arthritis attacks last night or today after yesterday's outing! :)
Arthritis Awareness is a cause very close to my heart, as I have Rheumatoid Arthritis. For many years, I believed that arthritis mainly affected older people, and was the odd twinge in the joint. That was until my auntie had it at the age of 20- it's her hand on the right hand side. I started to understand then more about how a condition such as arthritis can have a profound impact upon your life.
Then it happened to me, aged 28 and I felt like my whole world as I knew it had ended, probably because it had. My life now is utterly different from my life before, and I have swung from being housebound, to being back at work, and now I am housebound once more and using a wheelchair.
You see, there is no cure all for arthritis, and it doesn't discriminate, young, old, tall, short, slim, fat, it's an equal opportunities destroyer. The great thing is that as we progress, we learn more about this condition and how best to treat it.
If you would like to understand more about arthritis and the effect that it can have, please read this post, it's a good starting point:
batsgirl.blogspot.co.uk/2008/04/gorilla-in-your-house.html
Arthritis can't kill you, but it can take your life.
World Arthritis Day has been celebrated 1996 by ARI (Arthritis Rheumatism International) first. It is being celebrated each year on October 12th.
Now, people with arthritis from around the world join together to make their voices heard on this day. You can join in and raise this voice also!
The aims of World Arthritis Day are:
To raise awareness of arthritis in all its forms among the medical community, people with arthritis and the general public
To influence public policy by making decision-makers aware of the burden of arthritis and the steps which can be taken to ease it
To ensure all people with arthritis and their caregivers are aware of the vast support network available to them.
More info here
World Arthritis Day has been celebrated 1996 by ARI (Arthritis Rheumatism International) first. It is being celebrated each year on October 12th.
Now, people with arthritis from around the world join together to make their voices heard on this day. You can join in and raise this voice also!
The aims of World Arthritis Day are:
To raise awareness of arthritis in all its forms among the medical community, people with arthritis and the general public
To influence public policy by making decision-makers aware of the burden of arthritis and the steps which can be taken to ease it
To ensure all people with arthritis and their caregivers are aware of the vast support network available to them.
More info here
www.arthritiscare.org.uk/NewsRoom/Latestnewsstories/DSRp
Arthritis cant kill you but it can take your life
ummm, guys? i'm on page 14 of the current issue of arthritis today magazine.
while we're at it, go ahead and cross #11 off of the list!
I live with chronic 'invisible' illness, there is no cure, but I can manage the symptoms. Through various places I have met lots of friends who also have chronic illnesses, many have forms of arthritis (please remember, there are many different forms). I am always amazed by the strength they have, how brave they are.
Today is World Arthritis Day, I wanted my photo to represent that. Heres some more info for you:
World Arthritis Day has been celebrated 1996 by ARI (Arthritis Rheumatism International) first. It is being celebrated each year on October 12th.
Now, people with arthritis from around the world join together to make their voices heard on this day. You can join in and raise this voice also!
The aims of World Arthritis Day are:
To raise awareness of arthritis in all its forms among the medical community, people with arthritis and the general public
To influence public policy by making decision-makers aware of the burden of arthritis and the steps which can be taken to ease it
To ensure all people with arthritis and their caregivers are aware of the vast support network available to them.
More info here
www.arthritiscare.org.uk/NewsRoom/Latestnewsstories/DSRp
Arthritis cant kill you but it can take your life.
Edited to add this article, which highlights what it can be like to live with such an illness: www.butyoudontlooksick.com/articles/written-by-christine/...
remember the other day i said i rarely wear a skirt? well this is my usual garment of choice, although as a rule i do elect to wear a top with them ;-D
i've been looking at everyone's 'blue' pictures today for world arthritis day with a lot of interest, especially from those who are personally effected.
i spend a fair percentage of my time whinging about my flabby stomach, or my too broad shoulders, or my peculiar shaped nose...and then i read stories from carey and jaime and feel throughly ashamed of myself. and wonder what the bloody hell i'm complaining about. so this (heavily processed as i'm still a bit shy) tribute is for you :-)
Do Blue for Arthritis – In observance of World Arthritis Day, the Arthritis Foundation is encouraging everyone to "Do Blue" on Tuesday, Oct. 12 – from lighting up national landmarks in blue, like Niagara Falls, to wearing blue shoes and other apparel. On this day our voices will not only be heard, but also will be seen
Arthritis can't kill you but it can take your life....
Please join me today in celebrating World Arthritis Day, where today our voices will not only be heard but will also be seen.
The aims of World Arthritis Day are:
To raise awareness of arthritis in all its forms among the medical community, people with arthritis and the general public
To influence public policy by making decision-makers aware of the burden of arthritis and the steps which can be taken to ease it
To ensure all people with arthritis and their caregivers are aware of the vast support network available to them.
Thank you xx
Cynthia is constantly beading. Making necklaces and earrings and such. She says it's good for her arthritis. Recently I found her sorting some of the necklaces. I don't think I fully realized how many she had made. And these are not even all of them.
Sometimes, all you can do is hang on. You want to let go, but, you hang on. You want to give up, but, you hang on. You want to kiss it all goodbye, but, you hang on. You want to say, "Good riddance", but, you hang on. You don't know why, you just do. You hang on. I apologize if I have inadvertently copied anyone's idea here. It's been a lo-o-o-ng two weeks of intense headaches, sometimes violent; and increasing arthritis pain in my hands, that brought me to my knees at work. With my hands going the way they are, I'm not really sure how long I CAN hang on, TBH. On the bright side, it is spring-somewhere. I'll survive. I see my rheumatologist on Tuesday. She may have some suggestions. Oh, and some days? Somedays, I need someone to hold on for me. Jeeze, I'm depressing myself, now. lol
World Arthritis Day has been celebrated 1996 by ARI (Arthritis Rheumatism International) first. It is being celebrated each year on October 12th.
Now, people with arthritis from around the world join together to make their voices heard on this day. You can join in and raise this voice also!
The aims of World Arthritis Day are:
To raise awareness of arthritis in all its forms among the medical community, people with arthritis and the general public
To influence public policy by making decision-makers aware of the burden of arthritis and the steps which can be taken to ease it
To ensure all people with arthritis and their caregivers are aware of the vast support network available to them.
More info here
www.arthritiscare.org.uk/NewsRoom/Latestnewsstories/DSRp
Arthritis cant kill you but it can take your life
I've always loved my father's hands, not just for their looks but for the work they did. Now he's 87 and terribly arthritic. Still love his hands!
This woman faithfully writes letters to those she loves, despite the crippling arthritis in her hands. These hand shots were part of a slide show on the "hands of heaven on earth".
Do not fall on and eat Jelly as I did repeatedly. The universe may have been calling me to look into the supposed health benefits of Jelly Fish when consumed by us humans when I was landing in several as if destined to locate them up close for vertebrate to invertebrate inadequate communication. With every unstung ounce of me I would and do exhort you and I to only ever eat Jelly Fish when properly prepared by someone who can identify the correct ones and who knows how to prepare them. I was falling and crawling around the shoreline to Dunscaith Castle and I was frequently in contact with blue Jellyfish. Jellyfish are used as food and medicine in Asia with some noting health benefits, including helping to treat high blood pressure, arthritis, bone pain, ulcers, and digestive issues. All those symptoms need treating in me, but not in sudden unsupervised contact with the right, wrong and potentially lethal Jellyfish that were not lying on rocks waiting for me to say, “Oh hello,” “Aargh,” “Fantastic,” “Help,” “No not again,” “why me,” etc. I have no knowledge of the Jellyfish as a food and I stand back, swim away and avoid them with admiration at a distance. All this leads me to ponder are Jellyfish the spiders of the sea?
Back to my falling into Jellyfish I was soon thinking, dreaming and envisioning Blue Warriors not unlike impression of the sometimes titled Druid Scáthach whose Castle Shadow once was here, high, very high and steeply sided above the Jellyfish. I like to think of the locals in the past watching any unwelcome sails approaching and to think of either defending the natural rock bastion here, or calculating with their seasonal spread of herds and people and vacating the area leaving only their shadows in dark cold closed up hearths and that these shadows would return minus their herds to suitably greet unwelcome guests that deserved no hospitality and so were invaders requiring an answer to their marauding intrusion. The Blue Wode as noted of Picts and of others warriors and Berserkers was soon in an allergic reaction driving my imagination far beyond my physical self and yet the source of my expanding and enthralling visions remained Dun Scaith. There were Jellyfish Blue Sea People observing the harvest by land sea with wild and domestic life bringing feast and famine, love and hatred, care and concern in cycles much closer bonded to the times and seasons. Then there was where am I and I had best take care not to make further Jellyfish fuelled contact again. I hear of tremendous bad reactions and very ill and deadly contact with Jellyfish. They are to marvelled at from a safe distance and not to be danced with along the shoreline.
Earlier structures on the site of the castle are featured in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology as the stronghold and school of Scáthach the Shadow. This legendary Scottish warrior woman, sometimes referred to in recent times as a Druid and Priestess was renowned for her fighting skills and as a martial arts teacher. Scáthach trained the hero Cú Chulainn in the arts of combat giving him skills beyond all others including specialist moves and the secret of the Gáe Bulg, Gáe Bulga, Gáe Bolg, or Gáe Bolga. This is stated to be titled such meaning spear of mortal pain, or death, and also gapped, or notched spear, and further belly spear. The use of this weapon thrown from between the toes was a was believed to kill any opponent. Scáthach had the skill herself and could only pass on the technique to those of amazing skill and Cú Chulainn being the son and to some the incarnation of the God Lugh and Princess Deichtine.
The spear, or barb that Scáthach taught use of to Cú Chulainn is said to be a bone of a sea monster the Curruid. It is said that the Curruid died while fighting another sea monster the Coinchenn leading some to wonder if the spear could be made from parts of a Stingray, or be based on the Ray’s poisoned barbs. The Gáe Bulg spear is noted as being invariably fatal in use and maybe the spear was more than just a barbed weapon cast from between the toes and so launched off the feet from below to deliver a fatal injury from an unguarded angle. Scáthach prophesies about the fame and glory that await Cú Chulainn on his return to Ireland, but along with his charmed and enchanted life there will be many dangers in store from his demigod existence and his mortal life though famed is fated to be be short lived. From this moment on the bright life of Lugh that is evident in Cú Chulainn is seen as curse and charm that cannot be avoided and his triumph is set to be full of torment. The fort, or dun features as the place that the Irish Prince seeks out to improve his battle skills in the longest and most important tale in the Ulster Cycle of Irish mythology the epic Táin Bó Cúailnge, Cattle Raid of Cooley. The place name in Irish Dun Scathiag, is derived from Scáthach’s name.
The castle was the principal seat of the Clan MacDonald of Sleat, a branch of the Clan Donald, or MacDonald in the 15th century. Eventually after losing and regaining the castle the MacDonalds abandoned Dunscaith Castle in the early 17th century leaving the fortress to decline and fall into the ruins we now have today. The site is starkly beautiful with long stretched horizons around it that leave the ruin isolated bringing a sense of how vital this beacon once was in this landscape.
I cannot separate the physical place of Dun Scathiag from the site of legend spun stories that I have heard of Scáthach, her daughters and of Cú Chulainn the son and incarnation of Lugh. Somehow Dun Scathiag stands and Scáthach stays ready, yet Dunscaith Castle is also stood there and this one place is full of history and mystery all woven upon the proud rock that stands free of the cliffs and offers itself up as a place to defend and also a site to dwell on and so the tattered pages of legend lie upon the rocks and are cast off to the beach to be taken by tides, even as others are wonderfully wind embraced to carry on and on the red headed rubric into poem and in song, whilst others still are rooted in foundations and also created into walls and arches that show prosperity and hardship in the style of the stones still here and of the scope of the long gone wall tops and briefly built bold tall now much shortened fallen towers that held brilliant bright banners high into this balefully beautifully brooding stretched open sky.
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This guy had the sharpest 55 Chevy truck in town. I shot the reflection in his glasses because the quality of the truck reflected his workmanship. Sadly, the picture doesn't do the truck justice.
I worked from home yesterday and didn't get out to take any pictures. I did grab a few shots with my phone, so I thought I would share this one.
I have suffered from lower back pain off and on for several years, so this year when it flared up, I found out what the problem was. I have arthritis in my lower back (between three of the lower vertebrae), which flares up if I don't exercise or stretch enough. I have gone to physical therapy a few times now and have a set of exercises/stretches that help (I also take Aleve).
So here is a shot of me stretching my right leg, which also helps strengthen my hip and back.
Cheers,
Wade
#Wade365n2
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Swelling and deformity of the DIP joint - the end joint of the finger. This is the most common place for osteoarthritis in the hand.
Radiograph of thumb arthritis showing bone spurs and near dislocation of the worn out CMC joint of the thumb.
The MP joint in the middle of the thumb is hyperextended. It loosens up over the years as the next joint towards the wrist (the CMC joint) wears out and stiffens up. This is very advanced osteoarthritis of the thumb.