May I ask how come it feels like that the world in which we live is made up of people who "judge books by their covers" no doubt others of you out there who suffer from the many forms of this frustrating disease will be able to relate my personal examples include being asked why I am using a lift in a two story building in which I work,looks from Joe public on why it takes me a while to get up from sitting either on the bus or else where and being made aware of "hobbling" from point a to b whilst using a walking stick ( if I feel either brave enough or just really cant move so good on that day).
Personally I think that because WE don't have a blue badge (disability badge) around our necks and some of us are younger( than what people assume is a correct age for arthritis) we are made to feel that we are putting it on etc.
My point is this I hate that Joe public thinks that arthritis in all its glorious forms only effects older people and any one below 50 is either lying or lazy( at least that's how it feels)
Rant over