DianeT

Dear Grandma, I hope you’re having a great day. I was just sitting here in my dorm room thinking about you and this question crossed my mind. I have always...

This is my story about my family history and how my genes have played a part in this story. I have had psoriasis for almost 55 years now and psoriatic...

I am delighted to share my anniversary with the people I have come to love and adore. Today, I celebrate my 55th anniversary of having psoriasis. As I think back...

There comes a point in everyone’s life when we must make a commitment to something. This starts as early as going to school to get an education. When we choose...

I have had psoriasis for over 50 years. My level of tolerance for pain on a scale of 1 through 25 would absolutely be 20. In other words I don’t...

Who would you call a friend? Over the years with me having psoriasis this was a question that always stayed with me. I didn’t think I had a friend in...

Little did I know being a psoriasis patient would be my real job. It demands 24 hours of my time every day. I have to see my rheumatologist every few...

I’m very active in my community. I meet many people in my walk of life. I attend town hall meetings, visit nursing homes and hospitals. My church family allows me...

I think a lot of times we can accept things better when we can relate to them. When I was first got the diagnosis that I had psoriasis, I felt...

We know that our eyes allow us to see things you need to see. One hot day years ago, I started talking to a stranger in the store. He began...

There are many ways to know the symptoms of whether you have a cold or the flu. Some are obvious and some of them are not. It’s not the same...

There are some givens in this life. One of them is to be served with a plate for your usual breakfast, lunch, and dinner. When we are extremely hungry, we...

I remember as a child when I would see people who were crippled or looked differently than me, I would start pointing and laugh at them. I remember my grandmother...

I’ve had psoriasis for over 50 years and psoriatic arthritis for 25 years. During my years of living, I have run across many types of people. We have low maintenance...

I have learned so much over the past 50 years about having psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. For those who do not have a chronic illness, I want to share some...

I begin my story telling that the sun will soon be shining very bright.This can be a good thing and it can also be a bad thing. We know that...

I have had psoriasis for over 50 years and psoriatic arthritis for 25 years. I often think back to childhood memories I think those early years helped mold me into...

My insurance company called me to discuss my coverage for a biologic medication that I am on for my psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis. They said my deductible would be $3,000...

My whole life I have been told how important first impressions are; make sure your clothes are clean; don’t put on too much make-up; that perfect hairstyle. How do you...

Have you ever wondered who gets psoriasis more, men or woman and how does it affect us differently? We have all heard that psoriasis is a chronic skin condition which...