Re: From the Arthritis Foundation

[Guest guest]

Welcome and thanks . I hope to get to know you better. I¹m 48, from

NJ and have had RA for 25 years. I¹m married with 4 kids and 2

grandchildren.

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> Hello group... I am new to this support group. My name is

> and I am a 46 y.o. Divorced female in So. California with RA for 23

> yrs. I will share my story in a later post, but thought I would

> pass this along. I get it in my email monthly... you just sign onto

> the Arthritis Foundation website and sign up for their newsletter.

>

> Thank you for all the interesting and helpful posts. I will write

> again soon.

>

>

>

> New Urgency Needed to Impact

> Nation's Number One Cause of Disability

>

> October 24, 2002 - The Arthritis Foundation called today for a new

[Guest guest]

Welcome, !

Thanks for sending this along. It's very important information.

Sorry that you've had RA for so many years, but I'm glad you found us.

Looking forward to hearing your story.

[ ] From the Arthritis Foundation

> Hello group... I am new to this support group. My name is

> and I am a 46 y.o. Divorced female in So. California with RA for 23

> yrs. I will share my story in a later post, but thought I would

> pass this along. I get it in my email monthly... you just sign onto

> the Arthritis Foundation website and sign up for their newsletter.

>

> Thank you for all the interesting and helpful posts. I will write

> again soon.

>

>

>

> New Urgency Needed to Impact

> Nation's Number One Cause of Disability

>

> October 24, 2002 - The Arthritis Foundation called today for a new

> sense of urgency and resolve to address the pain, limitations and

> disability of arthritis based on alarming new numbers from the

> Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), which reveal as

> many as 70 million -- or one in three -- adults suffer from

> arthritis and/or chronic joint symptoms. This surpasses a previous

> estimate of 43 million persons with arthritis.

>

> " We are a nation in pain. Arthritis is the number one cause of

> disability and affects more people than ever imagined. It's time we

> individually and as a society fully realize the seriousness of

> arthritis and take action to limit its impact, " said Tino J.

> Mantella, president and CEO of the Arthritis Foundation. " What may

> start as minor aches and pains today, could end up affecting your

> future ability to enjoy the everyday activities you love, including

> work, family, hobbies and recreation. "