Effie from Rising Above Rheumatoid Arthritis (RARA) stops by to discuss all things RA. Starting 14 years ago when she was just a child. Effie was experiencing constant muscle pains, joint pains and inflammation. Fatigue, brain fog and she would come home from school and just sleep. Doctors passed it off as ‘growing pains’. She found herself sitting out more and more at school during gym class. Effie found it harder doing things on her own and she adapted as best as she could but still found it hard to be a young person. Changing her diet practically overnight made things difficult going out with friends. Especially where alcohol is approached. ‘I searched the internet constantly because the internet is the only thing that listened to me.’ Blogs mentioned: The RA guyBarking dog shoes I was expecting my diagnosis so that didn’t scare her but the medication was the thing that really scared her. What helped is throwing the side effects list into the garbage! The main way they diagnosed RA in Effie was by the blood tests and Xrays, the doctor also looked at Effies hands and knew straight away. We chat about the compassion of doctors. During one of Effies trips to the doctor the doctor told her that if she tried an alternative treatment she would be in a wheelchair. She learnt afterwards that he said that because she had a particularly aggressive condition and that it wasn’t advised to not take the medication, however, he could have said it in a much better way! Have you ever experienced a doctors comment like that? Effie wrote and starred in her own documentary. Can you believe someone once called the cops of Effie for parking in a disabled space at a train station? Watch the documentary here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SrdgY1UY0g4&feature=youtu.be She also gives her best advice for working with charities and starting a blog. Effie has worked with so many different charities, organizations and companies. Ever wanted to know more about arthritis? Effie talks us through what it is and the differences between the different types of arthritis. Did you know there are over 100 types? The type Effie has is. Click here to find out more about it: Juvenile idiopathic arthritis Find Effie:Blog: https://risingabovera.com/Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/risingabovera/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/risingabovera/ Are you ready to join a secret underground tribe of people that ‘get it’? Search for the ENabled warriors on Facebook to ask your questions in future interviewsOr follow us on Insta: DISabledtoENabled Are you affected by stress? Take the 5 day stress challenge and see if you can live stress free: free 5 day stress challenge ____________________________________________________Have you ever felt out of your depth in the kitchen? Do you keep cooking the same thing?Liven up your dinner tonight with Gousto and have meals like this... Get 60% off your first box and 30% off your first month (UK only) by clicking here: https://mmini.me/gousto
