Gratitude. Every November (and October in Canada), we all pay a little more attention to what we are thankful for. It makes you feel better to realize those small moments of quiet joy. In November, the Show Us Your Hands! Picture Project asked the inflammatory arthritis community “What are you thankful for?” We got lots …
Continue reading Our Hands Can Community Stories: November 2014 – Thankful
Before we show you some of the wonderful entries in the Show Us Your Hands! July Picture Project, we’d like to tell you more about what it is we’re doing.It is easy to forget all the amazing things we can do when living with inflammatory arthritis. Photos are a great way of putting a picture …
Continue reading Our Hands Can! Community Stories — July 2014: Holidays/Vacation
“According to this law [the law of Dharma], you have a unique talent and a unique way of expressing it. There is something that you can do better than anyone else in the whole world--and for every unique talent and unique expression of that talent, there are also unique needs. When these needs are matched …
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Show Us Your Hands! is moving to the next level. We are beginning the process of becoming an official nonprofit charity organization in order to continue organizing creative community projects and awareness campaigns aimed at increasing public understanding of inflammatory arthritis. This means we need to grow our Board of Directors.This is where you come …
On May 31, 2008 I wrote my first post for The Life and Adventures of Cateepoo. At the time, I had no idea if anyone would ever read a word I wrote but I felt a strong need to put my thoughts into writing. As I reread my first blog post, I felt tears swell …
(April 7, 2012) – Show Us Your Hands! is pleased to announce that its inflammatory arthritis community collage has grown to more than one thousand photos. This interactive collage includes the hands of individuals who live with many different types of inflammatory arthritis, and can be viewed online at http://www.showusyourhands.org/interactive-collage/. To commemorate this milestone, Show …
Continue reading Show Us Your Hands! Inflammatory Arthritis Community Collage Grows To 1000 Photos
April marks not only the "4th season" of Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy writing and inspiring the inflammatory arthritis community, but it also marks RA Guy's 39th birthday. This year RA Guy has a wish that will not only benefit himself, but also many of us dealing with inflammatory diseases. His wish is for Show Us Your …
(February 14, 2012) - Show Us Your Hands! is pleased to announce its Photo Book Project, the latest in a series of successful initiatives aimed at uniting the community of individuals who are living with inflammatory arthritis, and increasing the public’s awareness of this group of diseases. This photo book will showcase both the hands …
(January 24, 2012) - Show Us Your Hands! is pleased to announce the new collaborative effort of three leading advocates from the inflammatory arthritis blogging community. Lene Andersen (The Seated View) and Cathy Kramer (The Life and Adventures of Cateepoo) have joined forces with RA Guy (Rheumatoid Arthritis Guy) to organize creative community projects and …
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