Episode 12 – Q&A III
In the third Q&A episode, Debbie and Katy answer questions on changes to PIP, Foot health and IA, feelings about what happens when your child with JIA leaves home, along with tips for other parents.
Plus a humorous question on what our irrational phobias are!
Episode 11 – WORD!
In this heartfelt episode, in recognition of World Young Rheumatic Diseases Day, Katy interviews Debbie on the realities of parenting a child with juvenile idiopathic arthritis (a type of inflammatory arthritis), offering personal insights and reflections.
Episode 10 – Every Breath you ache
Debbie and Katy have both had birthdays so are they more wiser? Katy shares her steroid injection experience, Debbie’s new injury and explore ageing and IA
Episode 9 – One Percent
Debbie and Katy explore body image, who inspires us, book we have read and importance of support networks.
Episode 8 – Q&A II
Debbie and Katy cover your questions, in the second Inflammatory! Q&A episode
Episode 7 – From redundancy to routine
Debbie and Katy, or Lara and Donkey, explore the realities of working life whilst living with inflammatory arthritis.
Debbie’s Personal Journey – Part 4 Where I am now
It is strange what having inflammatory arthritis does to you. The fluctuating nature of the disease is very much reflected in my life. There are times when I hate it, cry, and want to scream into a pillow. I have learnt it is OK to feel like this, it is normal, but it is how […]
Debbie’s Personal Journey – Part 3 Curveballs & a puppy!
Life on the whole was pretty good, I had given up my career to bring up my daughters. I loved picking them up from school everyday, taking them to all their clubs, parties. They had a much better social life than I did. I learnt to cope with the ups and downs of living with […]
Debbie’s Personal Journey – Part 2 How uni changed my life
Throughout the rest of my childhood many more joints were affected, both knees, hips, jaw and ankles. I was still given the same advice from doctors I just had to deal with it and get on with it. I did see an adult rheumatologist who had an interest in children. I remember feeling so uncomfortable […]
Debbie’s Personal Journey – Part 1 My childhood
I cannot remember a time when juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) was not a part of my life. It took many years to get a diagnosis, I was eventually diagnosed when I was eight years old and still affects me to this day. Throughout the years I have learnt how to live with it, I cannot […]
