Living With Rheumatoid Arthritis

Speaker 1: One day I woke up and it took me 15 minutes to tie my boots, because my hands hurt so badly and they were swollen. Speaker 2: Some of my toes have fused together and turned in. Speaker 3: I do everything differently, even shower. Speaker 4: Drying my hair. Speaker 3: Doing laundry. Speaker 4: Buttoning. Speaker 3: Fixing dinner. Speaker 2: Crochet, that's one of the first things the doctors had me stop. Speaker 3: Even starting my car, some day I have to use both hands to turn the key. Speaker 1: At my lowest point, my daughter had to help me get dressed. Speaker 3: I have to become my own motivation. Speaker 4: The more I do, the more I feel like I can do. Speaker 1: I may not be able to run 10 miles anymore, but I can run two. Speaker 2: I'm working on a little quilt for our newest grandchild. Speaker 3: I've participated in different fun runs and foundation walks. Speaker 4: Just got a new dog, and he really likes to walk. Speaker 1: I couldn't even get up and down off the floor, but now I'm doing yoga. Now, it doesn't look good. It's not pretty, but hey, I'm doing it. Speaker 2: Try to look on the bright side of everything. Speaker 1: Some people tell me I workout too much, but that's because I feel good. Speaker 4: There is not anything that I used to do that I cannot do today.