I left a really challenging job situation last year. The job was making me physically sicker and sicker, like the…
Articles by Lisa Marie Basile
There are many great things about social media. It connects people who would never otherwise meet or talk, creates shared…
When I was officially diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) two years ago, I’d been having symptoms for the better…
I was put on biologic medicine to treat ankylosing spondylitis a little over a year ago. I started the biweekly…
Life can be affirming and beautiful, but it also can be hard, random, and totally unfair. We all know this.
Getting diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) wasn’t just about figuring out (finally!) which disease was causing me to feel…
I’m a wellness writer and editor. Some of my work has appeared in publications including The New York Times, Good Housekeeping,…
I was anxious as I walked into my first ankylosing spondylitis meetup, sponsored by the Spondylitis Association of…
When I search for “autoimmune disease” or “immune-mediated disease” on YouTube, I get a lot of results, but very few…
Around the time of my “official” AS diagnosis (I stress “officially,” because most of us have this disease for years…