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By Joel Nelson12/02/202112/02/2021
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Three’s A Crowd: Arthritis Was Ruining My Friendships - Joel vs Arthritis
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Three’s A Crowd: Arthritis Was Ruining My Friendships

By Joel Nelson11/06/2020
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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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