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Former Kilkenny hurler and Offaly senior hurling manager, Michael Fennelly, was just 20 when he was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis Read more
Amanda Geard lived with chronic debilitating pain for 15 years before she was finally diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Read more
Aoife McCoy was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis just after celebrating her 18th birthday. She had painful, swollen joints and never-ending fatigue. Aoife has learnt to live with her disease and is now happily married with a beautiful child. Read more
Peter Boyd was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis and fibromyalgia. Early in 2011, he began to feel tired more often and struggled to recover between shifts at work. Working until late at night, followed by long day shifts and training hard in between, his body never recovered. Read more
Darragh Burke picked up an injury playing football for Wicklow. He went to see the doctor with sore hands and after his examination was started on an anti-inflammatory. He was given a referral letter to St Vincent’s hospital, where he was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis. Read more