Kylie

Kylie “I was diagnosed in my mid-20s with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). I’m now in my mid 40s. I have a job where I do a great deal of physical work with my hands in a creative industry,  and so I was initially upset and devastated with the diagnosis, thinking, “what on...

Owen

Owen Owen, 87, has osteoarthritis, and has had it most of his life.When Owen contacted our Arthritis Educator, he was living in considerable pain, made worse when he pushed his walker as he followed what he understood to be his GP’s advice. He was using Panadol, but...

It’s the little things that matter

It’s amazing the small things in life that most people take for granted, like simply getting out of bed after a good night’s sleep. Or the jump-up-quickly-because-you-are-late spring that happens and the quick race to get ready for the day. Not the shuffle, roll and...

Lupus: Finding a new normal

Imagine at 19 years of age being told you have Lupus. You may feel some relief that your years of pain and confusion now have a name. That was Helen’s first thought. For her diagnosis mean treatment from the pain, tremors, pins and needles in her limbs, but to the...

Scleroderma: When life is hard all over

Scleroderma is a hard word to pronounce and an equally challenging condition to live with. So when Cushla heard her specialist tell her that’s what she had, she had no idea of how her life would change. It is a rare chronic, often progressive, autoimmune disease in...

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