I have been through a lot throughout my life. When I was eight I was molested and raped by a family friend. At 16 I was ganged raped. I was raped again when I was 17 by my so called boyfriend. I went through a lot of counseling throughout my …
Read More »Jackie’s Story (Ankylosing Spondylitis)
As a young girl I was always ill. I was not always sick, I just never felt good. I always had a pain that I could never explain, my body didn’t move like other’s, and people always said that I walked funny. In 1980, I found out I had a …
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I was 14 years old when my pain started. I suddenly felt like I was in the body of a 80 year, old-hobbling around. I started seeing sports doctors because I was playing basketball at the time. The only thing that doctor did was inject cortisone to help with the …
Read More »Sherri’s Story (Ankylosing Spondylitis)
Have you ever heard of ankylosing spondylitis (AS)? My guess is no, because I had never heard of it until I was diagnosed with it. AS is an auto-immune disease mixed within a sea of many auto-immune diseases,which most you’ve probably never heard of either. I hesitated when I thought …
Read More »Colleen’s Story (Ankylosing Spondylitis)
I grew up in Vermont. In May 1985 I was 10 yrs old. It was the end of the school year. We had what was called field day. All the kids had to be outside and they had sports, activities, a bbq, and even a walk/run thru the woods. In …
Read More »Jeannette’s Story (Ankylosing Spondylitis)
The Kaleidoscope of Life As many others with ankylosing spondylitis, I’ve become passionate about helping raise awareness. It’s my hope (our hope) that future generations will receive early diagnosis and treatment before permanent damage is done to the body, less pain, and better yet … a cure. Four years ago my stress levels …
Read More »Pam’s Story (Ankylosing Spondylitis)
Hey there. My name is Pam and I am 40, yeah, older than dirt as my little girl says. It seems I have had a lot on my plate lately and would love to say I am winning the battle. My head is still above water, but it’s getting harder …
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