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A Painful Decision
By Colleen Messina |
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1 Julia Smith* is a high school senior who made a painful choice this year. She loves track, but she had to quit because she has osteoarthritis. The joint disease usually affects people over age 65. It causes the cartilage that covers joints to deteriorate until bone rubs against bone. It makes even simple things much more difficult.