Arthritis sufferer Catherine Hofstetter still operates her own fencing company. Over one-third of women with arthritis report having pain so severe as to prevent activity. By the year 2020, the number of people with arthritis will double in Ontario. I have to pace myself not to overdo it. Your life doesn't stop just because you have arthritis.
Arthritic drugs are the third most frequent kinds of women's prescriptions in Ontario.
Hofstetter also says it's like night and day when you see the services in place now compared to 40 years ago when her parents had arthritis. Badley hopes her report will make people realize arthritis is not a disease that only old people get and that having it needn't mean you should give up. Anything that causes women to be disabled has a knock-down effect. The impact on her family has to be taken into account. Click Here to make suggestions, comments about C-Health.