@ifaiarthritis.bsky.socialNot every disability is visible. And not every workday looks the same.
This National Disability Employment Awareness Month, we're talking about how employers can better support people living with chronic illness.
💬 What do you wish employers understood?
@ifaiarthritis.bsky.socialAdvocacy isn't always a big public moment. 📣 Sometimes it's asking another question, requesting support, or speaking up when something doesn't feel right. Every voice matters. 💬 What's one way you've advocated for yourself? #AiArthritis #PatientAdvocacy
@ifaiarthritis.bsky.socialReal change starts with listening to patients. ❤️ Your support helps AiArthritis turn lived experiences into patient-led resources, education, advocacy, and research. Help us make being heard matter. #AiArthritis zurl.co/AfvmZ
@ifaiarthritis.bsky.socialSickfluencer or patient advocate?
We're bringing 3 chronic illness creators together on the AiArthritis 360 Podcast to discuss the debate!
💬 What makes you trust a creator? What concerns you?
Share your thoughts to help shape our episode! 👇
@buttahflyk.bsky.socialFinished before midnight, so it counts!😉
It's so much more than joint pain: Taking a look under the #arthritis umbrella for #WorldArthritisDay
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@ifaiarthritis.bsky.social #arthritis #AiArthritis #ChronicIlIness #fibromyalgia #RA #sarcoidosis #osteoarthritis #SpoonieSky
@ifaiarthritis.bsky.social🌎 October 12 is World Arthritis Day!
Arthritis isn't one disease! Unlike osteoarthritis, AiArthritis diseases involve immune dysfunction and can affect the whole body—not just joints.
💬 What do you wish others understood?
#WorldArthritisDay #AiArthritis #Autoimmune #Autoinflammatory
@ifaiarthritis.bsky.social🧠 Mental health is part of the AiArthritis experience, too. Pain, fatigue, flares & uncertainty can take an emotional toll. This #WorldMentalHealthDay, let’s make space for the mental AND physical impact.
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@ifaiarthritis.bsky.social💼 How do you navigate work or school when pain, fatigue, brain fog & flares are unpredictable?
In this episode of AiArthritis Voices 360, we talk about the realities of working, learning & living with AiArthritis—and why flexibility matters.
🎧 Tune in! #AiArthritis
@buttahflyk.bsky.socialHow would you describe your pain? Comment below!
And check out the full conversation with @Leila P.L. Valete, CHES & Deb Constien at aiarthritis.org/talkshow-ep125
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#AiArthritis #arthritis #autoimmune #ChronicIllness #ChronicPain #endometriosis #fibromyalgia #migraine #RA #sarcoidosis #SpoonieSky
@ifaiarthritis.bsky.socialOctober is full of opportunities to raise awareness & amplify patient voices.
From arthritis and psoriasis to mental health, invisible disabilities, employment & occupational therapy - these experiences are all connected to life with AiArthritis diseases.
@ifaiarthritis.bsky.social📣 Advocate for Change.
Too many patients spend years being told their symptoms are something else. If that’s where you are, the pattern you’re experiencing is worth recording—and your voice is worth sharing.
💬 Share your experience.
@ifaiarthritis.bsky.socialSeptember is Pain Awareness Month.
AiArthritis pain can be more than joint pain—and its impact can reach every part of life.
💬 Which is harder to explain: your pain or its impact?
@ifaiarthritis.bsky.social🧠 Brain fog is more than forgetfulness. Losing your train of thought, struggling for words, or feeling like your brain can’t keep up can be part of living with AiArthritis diseases.
💬 Has your healthcare team ever talked to you about brain fog? bit.ly/aiarthritis-...
@ifaiarthritis.bsky.socialChronic pain is more than a number. Pain can be shaped by inflammation, fatigue, sleep, stress & more—and can persist even when disease is controlled.
@ifaiarthritis.bsky.social🇨🇦 September is Arthritis Awareness Month in Canada.
AiArthritis diseases can affect the whole body—not just the joints.
💬 What do you wish people understood about your symptoms?
@ifaiarthritis.bsky.social🫁 Today is Interstitial Lung Disease (ILD) Day.
For people with some AiArthritis diseases, systemic inflammation can affect the lungs—not just the joints.
💬 Has lung health ever been discussed as part of your care?
#ILDDay #AiArthritis #Autoimmune #Autoinflammatory #Arthritis #LungHealth
@ifaiarthritis.bsky.socialSeptember 14–18 is Rheumatoid Arthritis Awareness Week.
RA is more than joint pain. It’s a systemic autoimmune disease that can affect the whole body—with symptoms others may never see.
💬 What do you wish more people understood about RA?
