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Janine
This Psoriasis Awareness Week, Janine reflects on living with psoriasis since her twenties and how her priorities have changed with age. Now in her fifties, she’s embracing healthy ageing, staying active and making the most of the years ahead.
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Chamudi
This Psoriasis Awareness Week, 23-year-old Chamudi shares her experience of psoriasis and psoriatic arthritis since childhood. Now a fourth-year medical student, she hopes to become a dermatologist and use her experience to help others.
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Chloe F
Chloe was 16 when psoriasis returned and began affecting her life, later leading to a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis. Now, at 18, she is rebuilding her confidence, celebrating small victories and learning to see Chloe in the mirror again.
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Ryan
After a sudden onset of severe pain changed the course of Ryan’s life and led to a diagnosis of psoriatic arthritis, he spent years struggling. Now, he is determined to rebuild his life and show that an invisible illness doesn’t mean an invisible life.
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A Letter To My Psoriasis - Roseanne
Roseanne has kindly shared this beautiful and deeply personal piece about living with psoriasis. Through powerful imagery, she reflects on her relationship with her psoriasis, from wanting it gone, to learning to accept it as part of who she is.