Living

I recently heard that you have been diagnosed with a form of psoriasis, I am so sorry that you have become one of us who suffer with this condition. I'm...

Most of us would probably agree that there isn’t a lot about psoriasis we like. However, when pressed to find something positive, many of us will answer to the effect...

Thus far, I have experienced psoriasis in every stage of life from adolescence to adulthood. I would say the hardest time to date was my years of being a teenager...

What does that really mean to me? Does this mean I have arrived because I have a little money saved, or that I own more than one house or that...

I was talking to a lady the other day about psoriasis. She was newly diagnosed with psoriasis so she had been doing a lot of research online. We were talking...

Fine print, those rows and rows of words at the bottom of most pamphlets, promotions, contracts, sales and the like, the things we end up not reading, as we think...

Have you heard of the love tank? Does it make you want to stop reading? You shouldn’t. I learned this concept from Dr. Campbell, the author of the five love...

The famous and sometimes infamous PH scale. What it has to do with what, I am still trying to figure out properly and in true form-finding what is effective for me...

I know a small group of people who attempt to watch all the Oscar-nominated movies before the February Academy Awards air. Well, at least from the big categories! This year...

When you live with a visible disease like psoriasis there are times you will run into some interesting scenarios, some you can manage and other’s that catch you off guard...

The Dead Sea. Isn’t it every psoriasis patient’s ultimate travel destination? Many have gone for therapeutic treatment and seen significant improvement (or even total clearing) of their psoriasis. Because of...

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...

March is the beginning of one of my favorite seasons of the year. It is also the month I dread the most for my psoriasis. This change in seasons from...

We are going on holiday; well we will be once we have the visas. Being from South Africa I need a visa to get in just about anywhere. My boyfriend...

There remains no challenge as great with this disease as getting a good night’s sleep and waking up feeling rested. The truth be told, I cannot tell you when I...

There is one thing we rarely admit to our doctors, and that is that we are struggling with genital psoriasis. Sometimes I struggle to tell my husband. I just don’t...

I consider myself the queen of psoriasis, but there have been times in my life where things have puzzled me in the past 56 years. I've found a substitute when...

I recently got a call from my specialty pharmacy letting me know that my prescription assistance plan expired a few months ago. It is a free program through the manufacturer...

A while ago I wrote an article about the first time I went to see my new GP, and how after taking my history she noted I was at increased...

Having a chronic skin condition like psoriasis can be a difficult experience. Not only have you got the issues to deal with in terms of the physicality of the condition...