Mar 12, 2008
Growing pains Sixth-grader doesn't let arthritis get in her way
“She used to want to run everywhere, then she started walking with a limp. She didn't want to get down off the couch and play.”
Every morning, Gabrielle 'Gigi' Lewis wakes up with pain and stiffness in her joints. But she refuses to let juvenile rheumatoid arthritis ruin her day.
'You've got to stick it out and take your medication,' said Gigi, 11, sitting on her bed, massaging both knees.
Stretching each morning helps her get moving.
'It's a pain you get in your joints, like you fell on them,' said Gigi.
Arthritis isn't a disease just for older people. About 300,000 children have it too, according to the Arthritis Foundation. Read more
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