Living with arthritis is to exist in an ever-changing landscape. What I could do yesterday, isn’t what I can do tomorrow, but possibly today. It means I forever have to adjust. Adapt my plans, my expectations, my ambitions. At times, it feels like a never-ending mid-life crisis. In this article, […]
In this article, I explore why it’s easier to find comfort in others who suffer from chronic pain than it is friends and family.
Arthritis doesn’t discriminate, it doesn’t even care if you have arthritis or not, it’s going to change your plans. Juvenile arthritis is particularly cruel.
In this post, I tell my story of juvenile arthritis for the first time.
My first article for Psoriatic-Arthritis.com has been published
Today we spent our first New Year’s Eve as a family of three at Thrigby Wildlife Garden’s near Great Yarmouth. It’s a gem of a place that if I’ve ever been to, I was certainly too young to remember. It only takes a couple of hours to go round with […]
It’s a tough time of year for a lot of people behind all the celebrations and cheer. Family and financial pressures can be at their highest point of the year and if you are struggling with low mood, depression or anxiety the thought alone of all the social commitments, gatherings, […]
Arthritis blogger, writer and advocate who has had Juvenile Arthritis from childhood. Raising awareness and sharing his experiences to help others, Joel specialises in parenting, pain and the mental health impact of living with chronic illness and writes for several leading charities and organisations including Scope, Versus Arthritis and Health Union.
