Celebrities with arthritis
Movement strengthens my mind as much as my body highlights Linda Barker
Linda Barker is busy. Perhaps the best-known interior designer in the UK after huge success in Changing Rooms, subsequent offers saw her star in I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here!, Splash and Brand New House.Sciatica can be chronic and debilitating, but nothing holds back the Northern Irish TV and radio presenter Gloria Hunniford
Always in demand, Gloria Hunniford has appeared on countless TV and radio programmes and was the first woman to have her own daily show on BBC Radio 2. Today she is a regular fixture on Loose Women and Rip Off Britain and constantly has something exciting in the pipeline.Don’t let arthritis get in the way of dreams and aspirations, whatever field they are in, says James Lowe
Signed by the hugely successful Irish rugby team, Leinster, James Lowe is originally from New Zealand. There are many accolades to his name, but perhaps the most impressive is the fact that he succeeded in what he set out to, despite being deeply affected by juvenile arthritis as a teenager.Aggie MacKenzie, TV personality and writer, shares her lockdown experiences
Aggie MacKenzie was featured in the first ever issue of Arthritis Digest magazine some eight years ago. A household name around the UK, her brush with rheumatoid arthritis and friendly nature resonated with readers and we have much to thank her for.
Gemma Mae Anderson, the song writer and singer whose rheumatoid arthritis inspired her first solo album discusses coming to terms with her diagnosis
Gemma Mae Anderson is from a tiny island within the Shetland Islands in Scotland. When she was 16 years old, along with her classmates Gemma had to move to mainland Shetland to complete her last two years of school. By then, she had been experiencing what she was told were “growing pains” but these became more significant while she was living away from home.
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