Welcome from Ohio....wow you sure have been hit hard....I was watching a program with Cloris Lehman on it and she said she had crippiling RA when she truned 35 and she quit eating meat of any kind....her RA is gone she was the one on Dancing with Stars.....don't know if that would work for you.....I like my meat but might give this a try myself.....:-)....any way hope you find something that helps you....I have the onset of RA and oweee it hurts....bless you and keep sewing when you can we love seeing what everyone does.......:-)