HowardC

Gratitude is good for the soul, as the saying goes. But psoriasis is about the hardest thing I’ve gone through in life. How can I be thankful for any part...

I couldn’t believe I was in a gym again. The back of the gym was the space where I would receive physical therapy for my shoulder and knees. I didn’t...

A day doesn’t pass when psoriasis doesn't infiltrate my thoughts. My skincare regimen bookends my day with moisturizing, bathing, exercise, and treatments. I wonder how my psoriasis is doing from...

Living with psoriasis is simply painful. I make this statement with confidence after forty-plus years of battling chronic, severe psoriasis. There are the trials and tribulations of countless treatments tried...

I’ve treated my psoriasis with biologics for almost two decades. My dermatologist agreed to prescribe the first biologic for psoriasis, Amevive, when it became FDA approved in 2003. It wasn’t...

A metaphor that aptly describes my life with psoriasis is the journey. As with many aspects of life, I’ve come to see the journey as being as important as arriving...

It goes without saying that the less psoriasis the better. I doubt I’m alone in wanting to prevent more psoriasis from breaking out like a wildfire. Of course, I can’t...

A frequent question I am asked is if I’ve tried to change diets to help my psoriasis. That question brings up a number of emotional responses. I’ve felt irritated that...

When something doesn’t go well, it’s natural to look for someone to blame. Recently, I noticed a separating wall in my front yard crumbling from top to bottom. My house...

I sat at the table with my biologic injection in front of me. I allowed it to warm up to room temperature according to the directions inserted in the box...

As I write this I’m on my way to Washington D.C. for the National Psoriasis Foundation’s annual Capitol Hill Day. This short trip takes me a few days to pack...

I marvel at the power and force of nature. Living in California each day there is the potential for landscape leveling earthquakes such as the magnitude 6.9 Loma Prieta earthquake...

The other day my wife, Lori, and I needed to make a last-minute trip to San Francisco. With San Francisco about ninety miles away it already takes almost two hours...

When I think of psoriasis, my thoughts tend to turn negative or pessimistic. For example, I recently wrote about a few embarrassing moments I’ve had with psoriasis. In the final...

Everyone has cringe-worthy moments when they want to disappear or crawl up into a ball. Those with psoriasis no doubt can point to some of those embarrassing kind of moments...

On World Psoriasis Day, October 29, the Happiness Research Institute and LEO Pharma Innovation Labs revealed the results of survey data gathered through their PsoHappy app. Their research report noted that “those living...

When I talk to others with psoriasis the thought that it could be much worse does come up. But I wonder if this line of thinking comes too early and...

Every month I take a trip or two to the pharmacy. It’s a time-honored tradition of treating a chronic condition like psoriasis. But when I pick up my medication, I’ve...

From time to time, I’ve been asked what treatments I’ve tried for psoriasis. At first, I’m speechless. Then I respond, “I’ve tried them all.” Of course, I haven’t used every...