MY PERSONAL JOURNEY WITH OSTEOPOROSIS

At the age of 86, I have only stayed overnight in a hospital once, to give birth to my daughter. So I guess it’s not surprising that I’ve always considered myself a very healthy person. Working as a model meant that being physically fit was part of my job. I exercised daily, kept my weight in a healthy range for me, and made sure to get regular medical checkups, but in my 40s I received a surprising diagnosis: I had osteoporosis. MISCONCEPTIONS ABOUT OSTEOPOROSIS While many people think that osteoporosis only affects older people, it can actually occur earlier. In fact, I was diagnosed 38 years ago. At the time I was going through menopause, but I hardly...