Celebrities with arthritis
Arthritis pain in his back does not halter Bob Champion’s ethos of thinking positive
Bob Champion, whose distinguished career as a jockey has hit the headlines many times over the last 50 decades, recently revealed his battle with arthritis on TV show, The Real Marigold Hotel.
Continue readingOsteoarthritis impacts on more than just the joints, writer and agony aunt Virginia Ironside reveals
Perhaps it has something to do with her name, but on paper Virginia Ironside sounds completely sorted.
Her turbulent childhood and depression encountered in her youth have been come to terms with, at least up to a point. Her creative streak has enabled her to be a hugely successful writer of books, features and problem pages. She adored her sixties… and has written (and performed) about Growing Old Disgracefully.
Continue readingA quick diagnosis of knee osteoarthritis was followed by a lengthy wait for surgery, actor Peter Egan explains
Success in the acting business tends to hinge on maintaining physical health and in November 2013, when his right knee showed sudden signs of deterioration, Peter Egan was in high demand. Continue reading
Life hasn’t been plain sailing for actress Deena Payne, whose knee problems could have ended her career
Deena Payne may be best known for her lengthy stint playing Viv Hope in Emmerdale but her fascination of health and wellbeing of mind, body and soul offers an entirely new dimension to the soap opera entertainer. Continue reading
The mental side of a diagnosis can be as hard to deal with as the physical symptoms, Candida Doyle explains to Iona Walton
Member of Brit Pop band, Pulp, Candida Doyle has travelled the world, won awards and worked phenomenally hard to achieve her dreams. But all the time she was carrying a secret – her rheumatoid arthritis diagnosis. Continue reading
