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Cheryl Koehn wants others with RA to learn from the mistakes she made, such as missed symptoms, diagnosis denial, and treatment delays. “When you can see someone living life, and doing it okay, and you can role model the disease, that person sees promise."

RA throughout history | Here is a list of famous people who’ve battled the disease in recent history. (The first confirmed cases of RA were probably in the late 1800s.)

Get inspired from these 9 famous athletes who beat arthritis like a true sportsman!

For a professional athlete a diagnosis like this can be physically and emotionally devastating. For O’Brien it was finally an answer to why her body was failing her. She experienced low points, but like a great athlete she persevered, rebuilt herself and triumphed against the odds.