There's no such thing as ageing gracefully. I don't meet people who want to get Alzheimer's disease, or who want to get cancer or arthritis or any of the other things that afflict the elderly. Ageing is bad for you, and we better just actually accept that.
Rheumatoid arthritis generally happens when your immune system attacks your joints, but I've had it attack my iris.
The wife and the kids provide my exercise, but I have to be careful because I have rheumatoid arthritis all over my body.
I think the greatest thing about partnering with the Arthritis Foundation is the fact that we're raising awareness. I actually called my mom and said, 'I've heard the word 'arthritis' every once in a while come out of your mouth. Do you have arthritis?' And she said, 'Yes, I have knee pain, joint pain and in my hands... I have arthritis.'
My mother has rheumatoid arthritis. I don't want to lose the ability to jump up and walk across the room or move around with the energy I'm used to having. That's far more important to me than a wrinkle or two.
I am falling apart. My hand is falling apart. I can't shake hands. I had arthritis, and I had an operation for it.
Reactive arthritis is something I've been dealing with for nearly a year.