by AdminNZ | Oct 13, 2021 | How We Help, News, People with rheumatoid arthritis
As a long term donor and one of our social media followers, Cliff says he finds the comments from people living with Arthritis (on the Arthritis New Zealand Facebook page) interesting and, in some cases, troubling in that people are suffering. “It is so difficult for...
by AdminNZ | Oct 13, 2020 | News, People with rheumatoid arthritis
This is What Arthritis Looks Like “Arthritis is a debilitating yet mainly invisible disease that robs you of so much in life. It is so hard to explain to people that you feel like shit yet look normal.” You say ‘I am fine’ all the time when really you are anything but...
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...
by AdminNZ | Oct 3, 2020 | People with rheumatoid arthritis
Briar turned to Instagram to help her come to terms with a life-changing diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA), at only 35. Briar, also known as @ra.diaries, finds Instagram to be an excellent outlet to express what she experiences, feels, and deals with while living...
by AdminNZ | Jan 22, 2020 | People with rheumatoid arthritis
Robyn Young, age 60, from Pukerau in Gore was diagnosed with aggressive rheumatoid arthritis, first noticed April 2018, and diagnosed by a Rheumatoid Arthritis Specialist in May 2018. Robyn is a recreational walker and takes part in Duathlons, doing both the biking...
by AdminNZ | Sep 25, 2019 | People with rheumatoid arthritis
Low self-esteem, depression and anxiety are the mental health problems that many people living with pain, fatigue and stiffness caused by rheumatoid arthritis experience. Pain is a significant barrier to people living full and active lives. Pain affects every aspect...
