We would love to hear about your experience with this disease.
Share Your Story! Your insights may help another person somewhere along their own spondylitis journey.
Consider these questions:
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What is your diagnosis?
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How old were you when you were diagnosed?
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What treatment are you on?
Read some of our Community Stories here:
Katie’s Story – Young Adult Feature
“God gives challenges to those who are strong enough to overcome them” ~ Unknown It was a particularly bad flare, not too long ago, when my mom turned to me quite randomly and asked, “do you remember what it feels like to not have back pain?” My response, “no.” As...
Marilyn’s Story
Getting the right diagnosis changed my lifeLike so many Canadians, Marilyn Walsh had her life plans derailed by the devastating effects of arthritis. Fortunately, a proper diagnosis and treatment helped correct years of pain and suffering, and now Marilyn is devoted...
Jen’s Story – Young Adult Feature
My name is Jen and I live in Northeastern Ontario. I am currently 26 years of age and have been diagnosed with two forms of inflammatory arthritis: undifferentiated connective tissue disease and axial spondyloarthropathy with peripheral involvement.It was towards the...
Marie’s Story
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...
Gloria’s Story
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...
Gerald’s Story
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.