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I'm tired, son. - Joel vs Arthritis
Creative Writing on Chronic Illness

I’m tired, son.

By Joel Nelson23/02/202123/02/2021
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Episode 3 - Chronically talking about pain - Joel vs Arthritis
Chronically Talking About Pain Podcast

Episode 3 – Chronically talking about pain

By Joel Nelson22/01/202127/01/2021
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Episode 2 - The wider impact of juvenile arthritis - Joel vs Arthritis
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Episode 2 – The wider impact of juvenile arthritis

By Joel Nelson21/12/202021/12/2020
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New parenting articles published by Scope and Psoriatic-arthritis.com - Joel vs Arthritis
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New parenting articles published by Scope and Psoriatic-arthritis.com

By Joel Nelson03/11/202003/11/2020
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Chronic Illness and Mental Health

Chronic illness and mental health – an inevitable combination

By Joel Nelson01/11/202029/11/2020
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Joel and his son, silhouetted on a beach in the sun. Playing at the water line.
My Arthritis Story Shielding Mini Series

My chronic illness shouldn’t impact my child – but it already has

By Joel Nelson21/09/202001/12/2020
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Parenting and Arthritis - Joel vs Arthritis
My Arthritis Story

Parenting and Arthritis

By Joel Nelson07/09/202012/10/2020
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Arthritis - A perpetual mid-life crisis gambling with my future - Joel vs Arthritis
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Arthritis – A perpetual mid-life crisis gambling with my future

By Joel Nelson29/08/202007/09/2020
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A wave of pressure from a tsunami of change - talking about shielding - Joel vs Arthritis
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A wave of pressure from a tsunami of change – talking about shielding

By Joel Nelson07/08/202029/09/2020
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Father's Day post for Versus Arthritis published - Joel vs Arthritis
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Father’s Day post for Versus Arthritis published

By Joel Nelson21/06/202021/06/2020
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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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One of the hardest things I had to learn in 2020 was that the world owed me nothing.
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Did you know I have the most unhelpful gauge? It tells me when I have been stressed the day before by waking me up with random rashes. It's like that friend that says 'I told you so' - utterly useless 🤦‍♂️.

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