ARTHRITIS Isolating. Debilitating. Destructive.

While most Australians might know a relative, friend or acquaintance living with arthritis, few are completely aware of the debilitating and isolating consequences that come from living with the disease. Canberra resident, Janine Monty, was an active and ambitious 36-year-old when she was first diagnosed with various forms of inflammatory arthritis, including mixed connective tissue disease, rheumatoid arthritis and undifferentiated spondylitis. It was