Joy Adanna Emelogu

Does living with restless legs syndrome (RLS) ever inspire your creativity? You might find that writing stories or songs and poems like the one below can help you cope. ~...

I remember clearly the first time I searched for restless legs syndrome (RLS) on the world wide web like it was yesterday. Knowledge about RLS wasn't as wide and vast...

How many times have you heard phrases like, "Take some vitamins, your symptoms will go away. It worked for me," or "I am very sure it's an iron deficiency," or...

Often, in the dead of night, I wander down the hall of my home with so many questions plaguing my mind. I try so hard to shake it off, to...

The titular anthropomorphic egg "Humpty Dumpty" has been on my mind since December. Maybe because in some ways I can relate to it. In December, I decided it was time...

Most people are of the opinion that leaving the past in the past is the way to go. I am not most people. I revisit the past from time to...

My kids are desperate for a dog. It's not happening! I might consider getting them one when they are old enough to take care of it in its entirety. So...

I recently caught up with my old high school classmates at our virtual reunion, and we exchanged stories about our past shenanigans and had a few laughs. One of the...

Most people hear restless legs syndrome (RLS) and think it's just about shaky legs. They do not grasp the true extent of how it impacts the sufferer's quality of life...

Growing up, there was this short play that showed on television every Sunday evening at 6 PM called Tales by Moonlight. That name was fitting in so many ways; it...

Do you have a story about traveling with RLS? Share a story with us by clicking the button below! I recently had to travel to renew my international passport. I...

In all my decades of having restless legs syndrome (RLS), I have never fully experienced augmentation until about 2 years ago. I have had meds that kind of worked and...

“Aunty J, my friends don’t like me!” my goddaughter whispered to me. I look at her face, and I see genuine sadness. So I sit her down and inquire as...

In a support group of a few friends I have amassed in my restless legs syndrome journey over the years, we were all just checking in on each other via...

It’s the middle of the night, and as usual, I’m finding it really difficult to sleep after also having a really bad day battling daytime restless legs syndrome (RLS). I...

I was in to see my general practitioner (GP) last week, and he said something that inspired today’s article. He’s a new guy I just started seeing because I moved...

During a recent discussion about restless legs syndrome (RLS) – I talk about it wherever I am and to whoever will listen – someone called RLS a “night sickness” and...

As someone with a combination of restless legs syndrome (RLS), restless genital syndrome (RGS), and chronic insomnia, I’ve almost tried it all. Today, I’ll be talking about one of the...

It is tax season, so naturally, I'm revisiting all my financial decisions – good and not so good. In the past few years, I've become pretty good at tracking my...

A few months ago, after feeling overwhelmed by the amount of laundry I had let pile up for 2 weeks in a row due to procrastination, I decided I wasn't...