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Tale of a Fighter...

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Hello my fellow readers! Trevor here again, to share our monthly tale. This is going to be all about Brenda and her inspiring story of beating the odds. Today, she is celebrating 30 years of working at the clinic, where she is employed. This is a day according to Brenda, that she thought she would never see. In the beginning of her rheumatoid arthritis (RA) journey, things looked rather bleak. She thought her life was over, as she knew it. Brenda was not sure being able to work full-time or even at all, would be a possibility. I was not in her life yet, but things were moving quickly and it was not good. Walking for Brenda was pure agony. Her ankles were so swollen, that it was hard to get into a comfortable pair of shoes. She was walking to and from work, using a cane, so she could stay steady. One of the physicians was kind enough to offer advice, that her cane was too tall. It was her father's, so that made sense. He was 6 feet. They were able to cut it down and it worked so