In retrospect, I think the first signs of AS started about 25 years ago, when I was about 40 years old. I remember lying on the floor and my back was really stiff when I stood up. I never thought much about it as it would quickly disappear once I walked around. Around...
Throughout my life, I always felt like the pain had a name nobody could speak. Joint pain in my early teens was dismissed as “growing pains”. Always active, I heard throughout my life that stiffness and pain came from over-doing it with weights or training too hard...
Hear former CSA president Gerald Major tell his story and put his life on display to create awareness in honor of national Psoriatic Arthritis Awareness Day.
My name is Erin and I’m 33 years old. I was diagnosed with psoriasis at age 9, psoriatic arthritis at age 14, and uveitis at age 30.As a child I always felt different. I couldn’t keep up with my peers. I was slower, more tired and nobody could figure out why. My...
My name is Ashley and I am 28 years old. I was diagnosed in 2014 with Psoriatic Arthritis and in 2017 with Fibromyalgia. I’ve had Psoriasis since I was about 10 years old, but I was never warned by my doctor’s that 30% of people who have Psoriasis would develop...