Kathleen’s Rheumatoid Arthritis Journey – Part 2
Last week Kathleen Rodgers recounted her story of living as a kid with juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA) to an adult with rheumatoid arthritis (RA). This week, read Part II of her interview to learn...
View ArticleJon and Mazie Take on Arthritis
Jon is Racing For A Cure at the Escape From Alcatraz Triathlon next month. He has psoriatic arthritis and his daughter has juvenile arthritis. This is their story as told by him. Living with arthritis...
View ArticleThe Hurt Blogger
For Britt J. Johnson, having arthritis means a simple errand to the grocery store can turn into a tedious, time consuming event that exhausts, hurts, and drains her. Johnson was officially diagnosed...
View ArticleSavannah’s Journey with Juvenile Arthritis
On August 23, 2011, at the age of 8 years old, Savannah was diagnosed with polyarticular juvenile arthritis (polyarticular means it affects five or more joints in the first six months of the disease)...
View ArticleMonica Jaeger –“I Love Being Different”: Camp M.A.S.H. & Living with Arthritis
If there is one word that can describe 18 year old Monica Jaeger, it would be: optimistic. Though she suffers from polyarticular juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (meaning all of her joints are affected)...
View ArticleFinding Yourself Through Juvenile Arthritis – Mallory’s Story
Mallory Walsh-Ruggiero was diagnosed with Polyarticular Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis and Uveitis at age 3. She is currently 27 and her arthritis is still active. While her juvenile arthritis has led...
View ArticleRiding to Cure Rheumatoid Arthritis
If you recall, last summer, Jean Flagler, a New York native, rode from her home in Perrysburg all the way to Oklahoma, to raise money for arthritis research – all on her Harley Davidson! We chronicled...
View ArticleA Mother and Daughter’s Arthritis Battle
For Kacee Andujar, battling arthritis has been a lifelong challenge, starting from when she was diagnosed with Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis at the tender age of 16 months. Since then, her struggle...
View ArticleRacing For Mercy & To Cure Juvenile Arthritis
Mercy is five years old. She was diagnosed with rheumatoid factor-positive Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, a disease with the same aggressiveness as adult rheumatoid arthritis, putting...
View ArticleCassandra Carries On – Her Juvenile Psoriatic Arthritis Story
For Cassandra Calkins, arthritis and autoimmune disorders are an all too familiar threat that affects not only her, but also her family’s life. She comes from a dynasty of sufferers; a...
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