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Catherine<br />
Harrison, 36<br />
Tuxford, Notts<br />
Catherine is a GP, as well as caring for many patients with arthritis and<br />
other musculoskeletal problems, Catherine also has strong personal links<br />
to the condition. Her father suffers with arthritis of his knees and back and<br />
her mother-in-law has severe osteoarthritis of her hands. Catherine<br />
recently set up a running group for women in her local area and finds this a<br />
huge support to her training. “As a GP, I am very aware of how arthritis<br />
affects people, in some cases leading to suffering chronic daily pain,<br />
depression, anxiety and mobility problems, and the challenges faced in<br />
everyday life. Running the Marathon for Arthritis Research UK is my way of<br />
contributing to the resources I and my patients use so regularly, and also<br />
raising awareness in my local area of the charity and its work"<br />
Arthritis<br />
Research UK<br />
Michelle<br />
Hoffman<br />
Benwick,<br />
Cambs.<br />
Michelle was just 15 when she was diagnosed with Ankylosing Spondylitis,<br />
a form of arthritis which causes inflammation to the joints in the spine and<br />
other areas of the body. When she first began to experience back pain at<br />
the age of 13, doctors assumed that this was a result of a bowel condition<br />
until a blood test several years later revealed that the cause was<br />
Ankylosing Spondylitis. By the time she was 17, Michelle’s hips and back<br />
had become extremely painful and inflamed and she struggled to walk.<br />
She could not move her neck, often used a wheelchair and needed help<br />
with almost every task. After being almost entirely bedridden for a year,<br />
Michelle was prescribed a new treatment called Humira. Just three hours<br />
later, Michelle was able to stand unaided for the first time in a year. Within<br />
two weeks, she was able to walk again and is now completely pain-free.<br />
Arthritis<br />
Research UK<br />
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