Your Stories

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Ashley's Story - Young Adult Feature

Ashley's Story - Young Adult Feature

Having psoriasis since 10, it took over a decade befre Ashley was diagnosed with Psoriatic Arthritis. With proper treatment, she's been able to live her life to the fullest.

Sara's Story - Young Adult Feature

Sara was diagnosed with AS after 5 years of searching - and found relief in the explanation of her suffering.

Jen's Story - Young Adult Feature

Get to know Jen - who's sharing her story in our first part of our Youth Feature for September.

Erin's Story - PsA Awareness

"As an adult it’s hard enough to get doctors to listen to you but as a child it’s even harder. The pain in my ankle was persistent though. It would not relent and just kept getting worse. Doctors would X-ray it and say everything looked fine and send me home with a tensor bandage. My mother was fiercely determined as she knew something more was wrong. Something bigger was happening."

Marie's Story

In retrospect, I think the first signs of AS started about 25 years ago, when I was about 40 years old. I remember lying on the floor and my back was really stiff when I stood up.

Maryssa's Story - Young Adult Feature

Maryssa was diagnosed with Arthritis at the age of 11 - and is proud to have pushed through te pain every day.

Katie's Story - Young Adult Feature

Having first experienced chronic back pain at 9, Katie was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis 15 years later at the age of 24. At 26, she finds it empowering to look back at her challenges, and how she overcame them.

Gloria's Story

Throughout my life, I always felt like the pain had a name nobody could speak. At age 45, I finally had a name for three decades of pain. The diagnosis was a relief as I could start working with doctors on feeling better.

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