#WhyIRun - Jana + Roam's Story Parenting a teen can be tricky. Parenting a teen with a painful rheumatic disease like Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis can be heartbreaking. But it can also be incredibly inspiring, as you'll learn from Roam's mom, Jana. She was reminded of her son's strength and resilience during our Team Cassie [...]
My name is Maryse Hendi and I live in Calgary, AB. In 2012, at age 10, I was diagnosed with lupus. Lupus is a disease in which the immune system becomes hyperactive and attacks healthy tissue, joints, and organs in the body. On May 1st, I celebrated a milestone in my lupus journey: my [...]
There are lots of ways to show your support for the Juvenile Arthritis community on #GivingTuesday - like, share, educate and, of course, donate. To get inspired, we thought you might like to meet Jeremy from our Calgary CREW. On Nov 30th, we hope you'll join Jeremy and our CREW of parents/friends all across [...]
Road trip Alert! Starting Monday, April 29th, Cassie + Friends at School Puppet program will tour ten Calgary-area elementary schools to educate over 2500 students, parents and educators about Juvenile Arthritis and help affected kids at school. The tour is part of a huge push we are making to expand our Cassie and Friends' [...]
We are so excited to announce that Canadian Olympic Snowboarder, Spencer O'Brien will be the keynote speaker for our upcoming Edmonton Family Day conference on Saturday, May4th at the Lister Centre, University of Alberta. REGISTER NOW. As you will hear in the clip below, Spencer is a true inspiration to any kid, teen or [...]
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