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Madison’s Power Story (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis JRA)
Hi, I’m Madison. I saw my friend post something in here about her Lupus so I thought it was time for me to share my story. Though I do not have lupus, I have arthritis in every joint and it causes many...
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Linda’s Fight Like A Girl Story (Rheumatoid Arthritis)
Rheumatoid Arthritis hurts! I found that out 3 years ago when I was finally diagnosed – the pain had a REAL name! RA has forced me to leave my job as a teacher aide in a home for very disturbed youth....
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Ebony’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Rheumatoid Arthritis RA)
“We’re only here (on Earth) for a little while…take this (Plaquenil) and come back in three months.” This is what I heard after a year of testing, x-rays, blood work, CAT scans, poking and prodding,...
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Ebony’s Fight Like a Girl Story Part 2 (Chronic Pain)
So, I have been here before…sharing my FLAGC story about RA. Since that post, my story has changed. I received a phone call from my doctor that left me in tears, then ready to press on. As of today, I...
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Jessica’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Rheumatoid Arthritis aka RA)
My name is Jessica Wright. You can call me Jessie. I was diagnosed with sero-negative rheumatoid arthritis just over a year ago after a long battle of going to doctors for the last 6 years, or a little...
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Ann’s Fight Like A Girl Story (Crohn’s Disease)
My name is Ann Robison. I’m currently 19, but was diagnosed with my ‘speed bumps’ when I was in 8th grade. What, you may ask, are speed bumps? I don’t like the word disease. I feel like using the word...
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Laura’s Fight Like A Girl Story (Fibromyalgia and Rheumatoid Arthritis)
My Name is Laura Kelly-Pifer and I have fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis. I was diagnosed over 8 years ago and it’s been quite a journey. In the beginning, I experienced mild pain. Then over the...
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Sylvia’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Rheumatoid Arthritis aka RA)
Hello, my name is Sylvia. I am currently 17 years old. I was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis when I was 15, almost 16. I don’t want to bore you guys with a very long detailed story, so I will try...
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Lauren’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Rheumatoid Arthritis and Fibromyalgia)
I wasn’t even 21 when my dad passed away in 2008. Less than a month later I was battling crippling pain in my hip. I had surgery on it in 2009, without a definitive diagnosis to what was actually...
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Cari’s Fight Like a Girl Story (GP, RA, Sjogrens, Raynauds)
Exactly 1 year ago, my life went from gaining a 1st Degree Black Belt in Taekwondo to a life of pain. Doctors kept thinking it was all in my head, but I pressed on for answers. One visit to a...
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Jennifer’s Fight Like a Girl Story (RSD)
I first developed RSD as a preteen at age 13. Back then, no one knew how to treat it, only to diagnose. It was put in my medical file and never spoken of. I have been living with this monster for...
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Pebbles’s Fight Like a Girl Story (Rheumatoid Arthritis)
Most of y’all know or have read about my journey with type 1 diabetes. Now I’ll tell you how my immune system screwed me over again with rheumatoid arthritis. In 2014, I started to have sharp pains in...
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Madison’s Power Story (Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis JRA)
Hi, I’m Madison. I saw my friend post something in here about her Lupus so I thought it was time for me to share my story. Though I do not have lupus, I have arthritis in every joint and it causes many...
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Linda’s Fight Like A Girl Story (Rheumatoid Arthritis)
Rheumatoid Arthritis hurts! I found that out 3 years ago when I was finally diagnosed – the pain had a REAL name! RA has forced me to leave my job as a teacher aide in a home for very disturbed youth....
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Kelly’s Story (Rheumatoid Disease)
I came home from work one morning and my index finger hurt like hell, didn’t think much about it I get banged up all the time. I’m a paramedic for a busy 911 service and I work 24-hour shifts. I’m also...
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