I’ve been struggling with the burden of my osteoarthritis for some time now. The condition makes my life very restricted and unpleasant. Things that should be easy, like wiping myself after going to the toilet, are super-painful and some things, like washing under my arms, scratching an itch on my back, lying down to sleep or drying myself properly after a shower are impossible now. I can’t walk very far which means doing a grocery shop is a struggle and I can’t sit on normal chairs as they are too low. If I’m going somewhere that I will want to sit, like church, for dinner, to the chemist or doctor,…