In an article published in HuffPost, writer and rheumatoid arthritis awareness advocate Katy Anderson detailed her experiences living with a chronic illness. Ms. Anderson described the constraints of the disease—noting that on some days she might experience stiffness that makes it challenging to walk, participate in her hobbies, and perform other physical tasks—as well as side effects from the immunosuppressants used to treat the disease. “It can be difficult to reconcile that my mind and soul still desire experiences that my body is unable to perform,” Ms. Anderson stressed. She explained that although rheumatoid arthritis commonly affects the joints, patients can also experience eye, heart, and lung diseases; and adverse effects and comorbidities such as shingles, hair loss, costochondritis, cervicogenic headaches, chronic infections, and asthma. However, Ms. Anderson explained that patients with rheumatoid arthritis often face other difficulties aside from physical challenges—such as being misunderstood, questioned, judged, or perceived as unreliable as well as receiving criticism from individuals who are skeptical of their illness. Further, the uncertainties of living with the disease may also result in feelings of grief as well as the development of anxiety and depression. She advised other patients with rheumatoid arthritis to practice radical acceptance to cope with the daily limitations of the disease and appreciate the moments in between flare-ups. “[L]iving with a chronic illness has been very difficult for me to accept, but learning to live with it has given me more empathy for others as well as more patience with myself,” Ms. Anderson concluded.