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Habits to take on/drop for the new year
Friday, January 8th, 2010
Wendy Costello writes…
We all like a fresh start. As a parent of a child who has arthritis, here are my resolutions for the new year.
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Kids with Arthritis Deserve Better
Tuesday, October 6th, 2009
Young people with arthritis decided that enough was enough and are joining forces with Arthritis Ireland to campaign for improved paediatric rheumatology services. Launching Kids With Arthritis Deserve Better during National Arthritis Week, they are calling on people to visit www.arthritisireland.ie to sign their petition demanding the immediate appointment of a second paediatric rheumatologist.
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Growing up with Ray
Monday, September 14th, 2009
Being diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) at age fifteen was surreal. I didn’t understand how it had happened, what was going to happen or what it meant to my life. They told me everything I needed to know but it didn’t make sense. I was in total denial and had deemed myself invincible – I [...]
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