‘The longest time I had to be off work was three months’

by AdminNZ | Oct 11, 2020 | News, People with Lupus SLE

This is What Arthritis Looks Like Brent is a painter and decorator who sometimes has to take extended sick leave because of his lupus. “The longest time I had to be off work was three months,” he says. Fortunately, Brent has a very supportive employer who...

‘The disease is not controlled, and I continue to slowly deteriorate’

by AdminNZ | Oct 9, 2020 | News, People with ankylosing spondylitis, People with less common forms of arthritis

This is What Arthritis Looks Like Stephanie has axial and peripheral spondylitis. These types of Arthritis affect the spine and pelvic joints and the arm and leg joints. “I had significant inflammation and swelling in several joints that meant I couldn’t...

Being a Mum with Arthritis

by AdminNZ | Oct 8, 2020 | News, People with rheumatoid arthritis

Anna Mortlock is like any 38-year-old Mum who has to cope with being a Mum to a busy toddler. But her journey is different and more complicated than that of most Mums, and that is because she has been living with arthritis since she was 14 years old. Amelia is...

Arthritis Makes Farm Work a Challenge

by AdminNZ | Oct 5, 2020 | News, People with ankylosing spondylitis, People with reactive arthritis

This is What Arthritis Looks Like Kim (45) and her husband, David, run a sheep and beef, 403-hectare farm in the heart of the King Country, in the western North Island. Farming is a physical lifestyle, and when you’ve had a long busy day, you certainly know it...

Palindromic Rheumatism Took Away My Active Lifestyle

by AdminNZ | Oct 5, 2020 | News, People with less common forms of arthritis

This is What Arthritis Looks Like Lynne from Christchurch, and formerly Scotland, tries her best to be active and lose some weight after Palindromic Rheumatism took away her active lifestyle. Diagnosed five years ago, the journey started shortly after moving to New...

No One Should Have to Live Half a Life in Constant Pain

by AdminNZ | Oct 1, 2020 | News, People with ankylosing spondylitis

This is What Arthritis Looks Like By 2040 there will be one million people in New Zealand living with debilitating Arthritis. If you don’t think Arthritis affects you, think again. How many people do you know who have a form of Arthritis? Ask around; the answers will...