Welcome to our virtual community! Start by browsing through the personal stories featured here.
We have organized these stories into two categories: Your Stories – stories sent to us at the Spondylitis Association of America – and selections from The Faces of Ankylosing Spondylitis project.
We’d love your story as well! Send it to us at Programs@spondylitis.org
Are you interested in being a part of SAA Storytellers, Your Stories on Stage?
SAA is always looking for those in the spondyloarthritis community to tell their story (patients, caregivers, medical personnel, and friends of the community – all are welcome!).
My story begins in the early 1980s. I like to think I…
My name is Mia Rust, and I was diagnosed with ankylosing spondylitis…
Marcia D. Freeman, M.A. is a Doctoral Student at Ball State University and has been an Ordained Nazarene…
I grew up extremely active, and played soccer starting at five years old, all the way through college.…
We have a job to do. We must do what we can to manage our physical trajectories, knowing…
By Dana Hall, LCPC, MA, TF-CBT Chronic illness is woven into the fabric of our lives, and the…
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