JDM
Growing up with JDM – Layla’s experience
Living with JDM has made me obsessed with self-care and vigilant about what I put into my body. I’m passionate about maintaining an active lifestyle; I work out regularly, I am a figure skater and I stay engaged in activities that keep me fit.
Radiant Resilience: Isla the JDM Warrior
It was fall of 2021 and Isla was 6 years old. Her life was pretty much centred around her unwavering excitement for Halloween and being able to wear her unicorn costume to go trick-or-treating with her best friend, Alice. Over the month of October, we started to notice that she…
Desperate for a Diagnosis: Sophie’s Story
Sophie Finn is a student, a C+F Youth Ambassador, a soccer coach, and a JDM warrior. This is her story. My story began in Grade 7, when I started to experience unexplained pain in my lower back. At the time, I was playing soccer and my goal was to make…
Why I Run: Marie’s Story
I want to let you know why I am walking this Charity Challenge for Cassie and Friends. “Autoimmunity is the system of immune responses of an organism against its own healthy cells and tissues. Any disease that results from such an aberrant immune response is termed an ‘autoimmune disease.’” My…