After graduating from college, my life changed dramatically in a way I had never dreamed about or would ever wish for. On the outside, I appeared perfectly healthy; however, on the inside my body started turning against me. At the young age of 23, it was difficult to comprehend and understand why I was experiencing significant swelling, stiffness and joint pain. The simplest of tasks that people take for granted were becoming nearly impossible to do. Numerous doctor appointments with those dreaded needle pokes and blood tests led to my eventual diagnosis of Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). The thought of living with pain for the rest of my life was hard to wrap my head around!
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