Roy Faires profiles Austinite Sally Wells and her fight against arthritis as part of his special report series on the disease
Faires sits down with Wells in an interview
In the next part of the series, Faires visits the arthritis treatment center at Shoal Creek Hospital in Austin, the only dedicated facility in the state
Simulation of the treatment program at the Shoal Creek Hospital center
Ron Oliviera, KVUE and KEYE anchor
The last part of the series looks at the local Arthritis Foundation and the services it provides
Statistic on how Americans spend their money on arthritis treatments
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This footage features three edited segments from the special report series on arthritis by 24 Action News broadcast for Austin’s KVUE-TV. Produced by Roy Faires, the series looks at how to cope with the disease, from recognizing its symptoms to outlining available medicinal and therapeutic treatments to visiting Austin-area specialized facilities. In these three segments, Faires focuses on how arthritis affects Austin and its citizens specifically. He interviews Austinite Sally Wells about her struggle with the disease and spotlights local facilities that provide treatment and support for arthritis sufferers. Faires worked as a special project director and entertainment critic/reporter at KVUE-TV, Austin’s ABC affiliate, from 1976-1989.