Not long after developing rheumatoid arthritis I changed jobs. I did so in part because my job was stressful, and I knew that reducing my stress was a key to managing my illness. Over the years I've been conscious of my stress level and always made major decisions with that in mind. Stress isn't the only consideration when making major decisions. I became a stepmom and had twins, so I'm obviously open to adding some stress to my life. But in both cases the benefits are huge - I love being a mom and a stepmom.
When the twins were born premature my husband and I agreed I would stay home with them. Staying home can be a stressful job especially with twins, but I think it would be harder if I were working full time and juggling everything else too. For a long time I have wanted to change careers and not working has given me the perfect opportunity to do it. I've found a graduate program that offers part-time evening classes and is not far from my house. Classes start in less than two weeks. I'm really excited and about to find out if I can balance being a wife, mom, stepmom and student along with my rheumatoid arthritis. Something tells me I can.
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August 16, 2008 at 6:41 PM
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I'm doing a search for arthritis friendly car seats. I'm 34 and I have an off-shoot of RA that's limited my mobility - including the strength of my hands. At this point I'm fit to be tied regarding the ludicrous infant seats on the market. About the only one with a normal car-like buckle is the Combi Zeus. Sadly, that seat lacks an infant carrier.
Do you know of an infant car seat/carrier that works well with your RA? I'm trying to find one that either has buckles like a car's normal seatbelts or one that offers a button that's easy to push. So far all of the buttons simply cannot be depressed!
Going nuts. I should be exited about my kid but with the stress of the carseat and having to give up my beloved Mini Cooper, I'm starting to feel a little bitter...
It's just like the child safety caps on the medication. They make things difficult to open so kids don't open them - and then mom's with RA can't open them!!!! Unfortunately I don't know the answer except for using some kind of tool to give you leverage to push the buckle in. I have a harder time pinching the chest clip, I don't know anything that would help with that. Maybe a set of pliers?
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