I wonder how people with arther manage to live, or are they all more fortunate that the arthers on this forum?
Surely our age/gender/income/house status/region/employment must be of concern? Surely this affects our condition?
How do patients manage their affairs with worry, stress, financial concerns and physical concerns all affecting them?
Does this info exist? arther may be random, but once he's here, how do we all manage?
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While there is a slightly higher chance of contracting arthritis in some cases but nothing specific that can be attributed, I am sure we would all have avoided doing what caused it if possible.
No matter what our age, gender, income, housing, social status there is one answer that applies to everyone: with difficulty. I suspect even the most pampered and wealthy individual would struggle with this disease.
As for avoiding it, Joseph, well I've made sure that no-one else in my branch of my family has it, that was easy enough. DD
Cath
I have two younger relatives with similar problems both within arms reach, genetically speaking, and I certainly have some of the problems my father has, making four that started off with the same forebears. My own two youngsters show some early symptoms of problems and share with my sister a common thread. Surely such a cascade of problems over four generations is not unusual?
I bet that if a study was carried on over a number of years a pattern would start to emerge?
8) Its a grin, honest!
Elizabeth
Never allow yourself to be made a victim.
Accept no ones definition of your life
Define yourself........
Harvey Fierstein
Financial we nearly lost our house when my hubby got medically retired 10 years ago due to arthur and our income dropped from over £30,000 a year to under £10,000. Had only bought our house 6 months earlier.With help from Veterans agency we managed to get sorted so increasing out income with a disability allowance via army but still well under £20,000 mark. We had four children at home at the time and because we owned our house could claim nothing. Having said that we are OK now...still have our house and supporting two adults....don't ask.
We have found the more money you have....the more you spend.
The special food reduction shelves in the supper markets have saved our bacon on many occasion and would recommend to all.
I consider myself to be lucky i have my family who i love and reasonable health..what more could a girl want.
(anyone have the winning numbers for the lottery handy!!!!
There are those whose arthritis strikes from nowhere - it has to begin somewhere though, doesn't it? Genes play up. Life is a lottery and if you go from cradle to grave with good health all the way through then you've won, no matter what your financial success or status. DD
Our income has gone down so much over the past 4 years as I have stopped work for the moment and my husband was made redundant about 18months ago ~ luckly he found another job but not so well paid ~ but we survive ~ just. But gone are the holidays abroad and trips out, I only buy clothes that are in the sale ~ might explain why my kids refuse to walk down the street with my anymore ~ not my fault that those bright pink leggins dont go with the yellow jumpers :!:
thankfully my children dont seem to have got my health problems ~ and i hope and pray they dont get it in the future.
Louise xx
because we have no choice!!!!!
I was diagnosed at 19, it wasn't going to kill me so I just had to get on because what the hell else can I do for the rest of my life
Sometimes its just managing, sometimes its better than that, other times I don't manage but I do have to soldier on as what choice to I have as I've got a fair few more years to go...and nowadays i figure i should make the most of it when I can even if thats not the easiest option
Chrissie
I would like to be pampered and wealthy to see what its like. Everyone struggles but if i was well off i could pay someone too
House work
drive me places ie hospital
Hubby would be in his dream place on a farm in the middle of now where i need social network and help at home. I think being well off would help me. But my life would be different not sure if i would like it though