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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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Eleanor
This Psoriasis Awareness Week, we hear from 35-year-old Eleanor about living with psoriatic arthritis. She shares the reality of fatigue, painful joints and losing confidence in her body, while learning to be kinder to herself.
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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.

Josh
Josh developed psoriasis at 18 following a severe throat infection. In his story, he reflects on the impact it had on his confidence and why he’s taking on eight races in nine months to raise awareness of psoriasis and support Psoriasis UK.
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