Tag Archives: Year Two – 2013

Help Us Fund A Research Grant For AS With Arthritis National Research Foundation!

We are beyond excited to announce our partnership with the Arthritis National Research Foundation.    ANRF is working with us on funding an Ankylosing Spondylitis specific research grant! This is a Mission Awareness equal to none and a concrete way to take action to raise money to support research for a cure. Once it is […]

Mission Awareness – Write Your Elected Officials

Take Action – Write Your Elected Officials by Richard Howard This is so inspirational. Yesterday I read how Huw Irranca-Davies, a member of the British Parliament addressed Parliament with a spondylitis manifesto.  He told his AS story and then listed what needed to be done for other people living with AS.  He also announced that […]

Tiara’s Tuesday Talk – Supporting The Structures Of Our Bodies

Hi my name is Sara Tiara. Ok so tiara isn’t really my last name, it’s Shiebley but I have a love of Tiaras so Tuesdays are going to be Tiara’s Tuesday Talk and today I’m going to discuss walking aides. During this walk it is imperative that we don’t put our physical safety at risk. […]

Huw Irranca-Davies MP Participates In Walk Your A.S. Off

  Yesterday was a big day for Ankylosing Spondylitis Awareness.  Huw Irranca-Davies, a member of the British Parliament spoke about A.S.! Please take a moment to listen to his eloquent description of his own story and the need for more research, better access to care, and the imperative to reduce the number of years it […]

Heather Stewart's Musical Motivation Monday

Hello there! I’m Heather Stewart. I am from Central New York and one of the proud captains of Rockin’ Weebles: Weebles Kick A.S. I grew up around A.S. My maternal grandfather had it and I never knew him when he didn’t have it. I could never understand why he couldn’t turn his head. I watched […]

Sundays on a Walk With Michael – A Weekly Walk-ku by Michael Smith

Michael Smith a.k.a. Spenser is the creator of Spondyville.com. Spondyville is a town where everyone has AS, so no-one ever has to feel alone in dealing with this disease. He has been raising AS awareness online for almost 20 years. Five years ago, he started the April is Spondylitis Awareness Month campaign and last year […]

Helgi Olafson's Fitness Fridays & Twitter Chats

Hello and welcome to Fitness Fridays!!. My name is Helgi Spencer Olafson and I am an amateur endurance athlete, health activist for A.S., highly skilled executive chef, and a “Jack of all trades.” I love mother nature and everything she has to offer. I am excited to be able to train to become a professional triathlete on […]

AS Bloggers Carnivals During Walk Your A.S. Off!

A Blog Carnival is a blog article that contains links to other articles covering a specific topic. We wish to share the many amazing ASer blogs here during Walk Your A.S. Off & we’ll have 4 carnivals & topics to share your blogs & sites with our worldwide audience. Feel free to submit a new blog post or […]

Chris Scott's Walk Your A.S. Off Wednesday Walker Spotlight

Wednesday Walker Spotlight: Chris Scott by Chris Scott   Hi, I’m Chris Scott. I am from McConnelsville, Ohio, where I live with my wife Carol and our Miniature Schnauzer, Kadie. I was diagnosed with Psoriatic Spondylitis in 1999 and we’ve been waging a war on AS since. Like most of us, when I heard the […]