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Welcome to our virtual community! Start by browsing through the personal stories featured here.

We have organized these stories into two categories: Your Stories – stories sent to us at the Spondylitis Association of America – and selections from The Faces of Ankylosing Spondylitis project. 

We’d love your story as well! Send it to us at Programs@spondylitis.org

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SAA is always looking for those in the spondyloarthritis community to tell their story (patients, caregivers, medical personnel, and friends of the community – all are welcome!).

ByMolly Bylsma

Your Stories: Rough Seas, Smooth Sailing, and Everything in Between

I am just embarking on my long journey with ankylosing spondylitis. My symptoms began just under a year…

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ByAlexandra Fendrich

Your Stories: How Online Communities Steered Me Toward an Answer…

It was 4:02 in the morning, several hours before my alarm was…

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ByRuby Fryman

Your Stories: In Honor of Robert Nance

It is no secret that spondyloarthritis causes many physical challenges that vary in severity from person to person.…

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ByAriel Gonzales

Your Stories: It All Started with a Dental Appointment…

I am feeling the best I have in months. Once I’ve recovered from this surgery and my axSpA…

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ByRuby Fryman

Caregiving as a Labor of Love

Robert Nance lived with severe ankylosing spondylitis in addition to other health complications. He sadly passed away on September 3, 2023, at the age of…

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ByKaren Ladenheim

What I’ve Learned About Traveling with Biologics

Karen Ladenheim takes Humira for ankylosing spondylitis, Crohn’s disease, and uveitis. She is a mechanical engineer who works…

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