Arthritis not just an elderly person’s disease, says Eimear

A young girl suffering from crippling arthritis has spoken out about her condition, urging people to realise it’s not just elderly people who are affected by this debilitating disease.

Eleven-year-old Eimear Daly from Meath suffers from systemic arthritis, which causes extreme tiredness, rashes and fever.

She also has symptoms of polyarthritis which affects her bone joints, largely on the right hand side of her body.