November 2021

September 2021

Medical Advisory Committee: Biosimilars

By |September 1st, 2021|Advocacy, Current Events, Medication|

This article was written and reviewed by the Cassie + Friends Medical Advisory Committee made up of Dr. Roberta Berard (London Health Sciences Centre), Dr. Nadia Luca (Alberta Children's Hospital) and Dr. Lori Tucker (BC Children's Hospital). To learn more about the Cassie + Friends Medical Advisory Committee, click here. Some youth and families may [...]

My Medication Journey by Julie Beausoleil

By |September 1st, 2021|Injection, JIA, Stories|

Written by young adult JIA patient, Julie Beausoleil, this blog post was originally published by www.takeapaincheck.ca on June 29th, 2021. Take A Pain Check is a juvenile arthritis focussed podcast hosted by 18 year old Natasha Trehan, that provides a recognizable platform for youth and young adults to share their experience with arthritis in addition [...]

March 2021

Medication

By |March 30th, 2021|

medications biologics methotrexate biosimilars There are many different medications used to treat and manage juvenile arthritis (JA) and other rheumatic diseases. Here are the main types of JA drugs and their generic names. Medications can be taken [...]

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The impact of JIA pain and its treatments on parents

By |March 19th, 2021|Current Research, Injection, Mental Health, Mental Health (Caregivers), Research|

“Every furrow of her brow makes me want to stop” If you have ever struggled to give your child an injection or to manage your child’s - or your own - emotions about their treatments, you are not alone!  In the lead up to our Methotrexate session, we talked with Yvonne Brandelli, PhD Student, [...]

January 2019

Erika and Elena’s arthritis journey: Staying strong through the ups and downs

By |January 31st, 2019|Advice, Injection, Stories|

My daughter Elena was diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis at age 2. Arthritis? That was an elderly person’s disease, I thought. I had no idea the depth of the disease or what would lie ahead for us. First, she started with redness and swelling in her knees. I took her into the doctor and they [...]

May 2017

Andrea’s Tips on Managing Medications, School and Opening Up…

By |May 23rd, 2017|Injection, News|

Teens Taking Charge: Andrea’s JIA After being diagnosed with Juvenile Arthritis at the age of two, Andrea’s childhood and teen years were much different than those of her peers. Her experiences with doctors’ visits and medications from such a young age forced her to mature faster and understand things her friends could not. In [...]

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