This week it is National Arthritis Week and so I thought I would take the time to share with you how my cousin, Annette, is coping with the condition.Here are her 10 things you might not know about arthritis:1. The condition I live with is called: Chronic systemic juvenile rheumatoid arthritis.
2. I was diagnosed aged:15
3. How my condition most affects my day to day life: The pain has got to be the worst thing I have to deal with, as there's always something that hurts.
4. A new hobby / interest I’ve taken up since my diagnosis:My card making.
5. What living with my condition has taught me: That not everything in life will go to plan and to take nothing for granted.
6. My advice for other people living with my condition: To keep going and never giving up.
7. A gadget I couldn’t live without: My grabber. I use thing every single day.
8. What gets me through a tough day: My amazing family and wonderful mates.
9. How my friends and family help me: Through support and kindness. They are always there to listen and pick me up when I feel lonely or angry at the world.
10. This National Arthritis Week I’d like to say thank you to all my family and wider family for doing everything the can to help. To all the dr's and nurse's; to my mates who have stuck by me through everything and websites for people who are suffering the same things as myself.
If you would like to know more about arthritis and Arthritis Research then follow this link to their website - JOINT PLEDGE
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