By Desire Emmanuel
Popular activist, Aisha Yesufu, on Sunday, October 12, gave details of how was diagnosed with Arthritis at the age of 15, saying people should not have the belief that the ailment affects only old people.
Yesufu disclosed this on her verified X handle on Sunday evening while responding to the post of one of her followers who had said he thought Arthritis is just ordinary body pain for parents and it is associated with old age.
According to experts, Arthritis is a broad term encompassing over 100 conditions that affect the joints and surrounding tissues. It’s characterised by inflammation, pain, stiffness, and limited mobility and symptoms may include joint pain and stiffness, swelling and redness, limited mobility, morning stiffness, fatigue, among others.
However, while responding to her follower, Aisha Yesufu said contrary to the belief that it is an ailment of old age, she was diagnosed of Arthritis at the age of 15 which the doctors described as “Juvenile Arthritis.”
She wrote: “I have lived with pain literally all my life and I thought pain was normal until during EndSARS when the pain was so unbearable that my doctors gave me Cocodamol and for the first time, I was pain free.
“After the prescription finished, I refused another because I didn’t want to be addicted to the drug. Arthritis is not just for the old people.”
