I was born in Sauda a cold winter's day in 1973, and my profession is an electrician. In my early teens i was diagnosed with Ankylosing spondylitis AS, also knows as Bechterew's disease. This is a type of arthritis that mainly affects the spine, especially the lower back, but it can also affect the joints. Ankylosing spondylitis AS is not curable at this point in time, but who knows what the future holds.