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Stepping out – A guide for young adults with arthritis
Finding out you have arthritis when you are young can be confusing and frightening. You may have thought that only older people were affected by arthritis. Possibly, the only people you have known with arthritis are your grandparents and their friends, but arthritis can affect people of any age, even children and teenagers.
It can be difficult to find information about how arthritis affects your life when you are a young adult. That is why Arthritis Australia has produced this booklet. It has been specifically designed to contain input from young people with arthritis who have overcome many of the same challenges you may be facing today. This booklet:
- has been written for young adults living with arthritis
- includes information about how arthritis impacts on daily living and what you can do to overcome some of the challenges you might face (for example, relationships, work, study
and pregnancy) - does not include information about medical treatments, other therapies, or the various types of arthritis.
The information in this booklet has been reviewed by a panel of young people with arthritis and medical experts to make sure it is current and relevant to your needs.
So go ahead . . . step out and live your life!
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