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Luke Belfield: His JIA Story (opens the original)
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In this inspiring episode, Debbie and Katy speak with Luke Belfield , the first known person with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) to swim the English Channel. Diagnosed at 13 after years of pain and uncertainty, Luke shares how sport, resilience, and remission shaped his journey from struggling to walk to completing marathons, Ironmans, and a 36.66‑mile Channel swim. He opens up about stigma, bullying, mental health, and the power of finding community and offers hope to young people and fami
Dr Raj Amarnani (opens the original)
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Dr Raj Amarnani joins Debbie and Katy to share his unique perspective as someone who not only lives with Axial SpA but also treats Axial SpA patients in his clinical practice. He reflects on developing symptoms at age 11 “ lower back pain, alternating buttock pain, out of the blue ” and navigating a six‑year diagnostic delay that reshaped his teenage life, forcing him to stop sport and unexpectedly leading him to new passions, including magic. Raj discusses the relief and validation of finally r
Surviving Summer with Inflammatory Arthritis (opens the original)
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We are back and catch up after a long summer break, coveringflare‑ups, heatwaves, medication changes, travel worries, and the realities of navigating adult rheumatology care. We share our personal stories about symptom management, the chaos of hot weather, tube journeys, nutrition experiments, andthe challenges of everyday tasks when joints misbehave. We also tease upcoming episodes featuring Dr Raj (Axial SpA), English Channel swimmer Luke Belfield, and experts on Raynaud’s, hypermobility, PMRG
What Impacts Inflammatory Arthritis? (opens the original)
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Debbie and Katy wrap up the season with a candid conversation about heatwaves, illness, parenting teenagers, joint injections, diet experiments, movement, NHS walking rewards, and summer plans. They reflect on the insightful conversations with recent guests Jamie and Mel, explore gut health and food diaries, discuss the realities of fluctuating conditions, and share personal stories from daily life. The episode closes with summer break plans and a teaser for Debbie’s upcoming O2 climb fundraiser
Mel Brooke: Psoriatic Arthritis & PRP-NeTT (opens the original)
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Mel Brooke joins Debbie and Katy to share her decades‑long journey with psoriasis, psoriatic arthritis, and later fibromyalgia and how lived experience led her into clinical research and ultimately to co‑founding PRP-NeTT , the UK Rheumatology Patient Research Partner Network and think tank.She discusses fatigue in all its forms, lifestyle experimentation, the complexity of comorbidities, and why patient voices must shape research. Mel explains how PRP-NeTT emerged from a national survey reveali
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