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LETTER: An unenthusiastic thumbs up to arthritis

In the next episode of this ongoing life, I will discuss my knees.

My thumbs have been taking on a new but undesired look. There are protrusions that appear to want to force their way through my skin.

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They’ve become more pronounced in the last year. There is accompanying pain from these protrusions.

I also know this is part of the process. My body is aging.

The arthritis I am feeling is not something I was prepared for. Though I should have been ready, I didn’t think it would happen to me.

The arthritis snuck up on me.

Like some masked intruder that struck me when I thought I was still in the full flower of........

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