It's just a bad day, not a bad life: Julie Croner's Psoriatic Arthritis Journey

<p>Specific topics include:</p><ul><li>Julie’s experience with multiple knee surgeries </li><li>Avascular Necrosis leads to Complex Regional Pain Syndrome and Julie is bedriddenfor 6 months</li><li>How a trip to Disney World led to Julie’s epiphany that she should share her story and start a blog</li><li>How Julie put her Information Technology (IT) degree to use while tracking her symptoms and discovering her unique inflammation triggers</li><li>How Julie discovered the most important tools for living a healthy, full life with PSA</li><li>Julie’s current role as a patient advocate with WEGO health</li><li>How PSA affected Julie’s dating life and how she met her now husband</li><li>Julie’s experiences with pregnancy and parenting with PSA</li></ul><p>This episode is brought to you by the <a href="https://arthritis.theenthusiasticlife.com/beginners-guide-to-life-with-rheumatoid-arthritis/">Rheumatoid Arthritis Roadm<strong>a</strong></a><strong>p</strong>, an self-paced online course Cheryl created that teaches people with RA how to confidently manage their physical, social and emotional life with this condition.</p><p><strong>Speaker Bios:</strong></p><p>Julie Croner, a psoriatic arthritis patient leader, is on a mission to advocate for ALL advocates. She's the Vice President of the Patient Leader Network at WEGO Health and was named to MM&M's inaugural class of 40 Under 40 in 2020. Julie has been featured by Stanford Medicine X, the National Psoriasis Foundation, Everyday Health, WebMD, HealthLine, and more. </p><p>Cheryl Crow is an occupational therapist who has lived with rheumatoid arthritis for seventeen years. Her life passion is helping others with rheumatoid arthritis figure out how to live a full life despite arthritis, by developing tools to navigate physical, emotional and social challenges. She formed the educational company Arthritis Life in 2019 after seeing a huge need for more engaging, accessible, and (dare I say) FUN patient education and self-management resources.</p><p><strong>Episode links:</