No matter what age your kids are, if you are a parent living with a chronic illness like arthritis you will have to figure out how to navigate the task of talking to your kids about your health. This article from the Arthritis Foundation features six tips for starting and continuing the conversation between you and your kids about your arthritis and overall health.
Mariah is a writer, patient advocate, and mom of three living with rheumatoid arthritis and Hashimoto’s thyroiditis. After learning firsthand how challenging and lonely it can be to face pregnancy and motherhood with chronic illness, Mariah became passionate about supporting women with chronic illness who are or want to become mothers. She launched Mamas Facing Forward in 2015 as a private Facebook support group, followed by this website in 2018.
