My Activity Tracking
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My target 120000 Steps
My donations could fund...
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helpline calls
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4
hours of research
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3
people attend a self-management course
Why I'm walking to World Arthritis Day
I am raising money for Versus Arthritis by taking on Walk to World Arthritis Day.
This is my own personal challenge to support the lives of those living with arthritis in the UK. Versus Arthritis won’t rest until everyone with arthritis has access to the treatments and support they need to live the life they choose, with real hope of a cure in the future.
Your donations will fund world class research, high quality services and campaigns that matter most to people with arthritis.
My Updates
Why my arthritis encouraged me to make the most of my life.
Thursday 29th Aug At the age of 11 I was diagnosed with juvenile idiopathic rheumatoid arthritis. My response was “but that’s what old people get!”I then went on to trying to manage it with various medications in the hope to keep it under control with the hopes I would grow out of it.
I’m now 28 years old, still doing all I love to do, albeit with great difficulty at times but with the mindset of this will not define who I am and what I do. Most of my body is now riddled with arthritis and along the way I’ve developed a few other conditions fibromyalgia, raynauds, hyper mobility just to make a few.
I have 2 beautiful kids and god knows my biggest fear is they end up with an auto immune disease like me. But I try to not dwell on it because even if that did happen they would know I’m there to understand, support and fight along side of them.
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Love you ..Good luck girl xx