May 2024

February 2024

Reine Hodroj – Rare Connection with Behçet’s disease

By |February 2nd, 2024|Blog, Ontario, Rare Disease Stories, Stories, Toronto|

Reine Hodroj - Learning to Live with Behcet's Disease Living with a chronic illness is an unimaginable challenge, and Behcet's Disease has been my constant companion in this journey. This rare autoimmune condition, characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers, skin lesions, and systemic inflammation, has disrupted my life in many ways. However, my [...]

September 2023

Navigating School + Life with JIA – Jessica’s Story

By |September 6th, 2023|Blog, Ontario, Stories, Toronto|

"I soon began to experience extreme pain in my wrists, which would cause challenges for me whenever I would be at school or would work on school assignments." My name is Jessica Gill. I am from Toronto, Ontario, Canada. I was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis at the age of eight years [...]

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