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Press release on Fundraiser 2021 decision

By Joel Nelson06/02/202123/02/2021
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Motor Neurone Disease Fundraising Appeal

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Joel Nelson

Joel Nelson

Freelance writer, advocate, dad

Arthritis blogger, freelance writer and advocate who has had psoriatic-associated Juvenile Idiopathic 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.

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It's 3 a.m., and I am this close to shaving my beard off and taking sandpaper to my skin because of a vicious psoriasis flare. (Psoriasis trigger warning)
Saturday morning cuddles...THE best part of my week. 😍
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One of the hardest things I had to learn in 2020 was that the world owed me nothing.

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