“At school I actually wasn't really allowed to do PE and stuff because my knees were just quite bad. Everyone used to always go like, "oh, you're so lucky you don't have to run around the pitch". In my head I was, like, 'I'm really sad'. Like, 'I want to be able to get involved, I want to do...', so, I kind of shut it out.”
Alex is 25 years old and Sammy is 24. What they have in common is that they were both diagnosed with arthritis at an age which many in society would consider ‘too young’. They join the podcast to share their very different diagnosis stories, as well as their tips on speaking to others, busting stigmas and adapting to adult life with arthritis.
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