#KidsCantWait: Laila's Journey The Start of Our Journey Laila’s journey started when she was just six years old. She began complaining of leg pain, something that many parents might chalk up to growing pains. We thought, like most parents, that it was just a phase—something that would pass [...]
#KidsCantWait: Christina's + Isabella's Journeys Hi, my name is Joscelyn Daskalopoulos, and this is our family’s story of living with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) — a disease that affects two of our three children. Our journey began when our second child, Christina, was diagnosed at just one year old. She [...]
#KidsCantWait: Levi's + Tallon's Journeys My name is Grace Todd and I have two sons both with different forms of Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). My youngest Levi just turned 7, and my oldest Tallon is 10. I live in Whitehorse YT and have been fighting for them for almost a year before we [...]
#KidsCantWait: Olivia's Journey Our daughter’s journey with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) has been a difficult process but one that has taught us many things, including resilience and patience. Olivia was diagnosed at 15 months of age but started showing symptoms around 10 months. She first presented with symptoms of neck [...]
#KidsCantWait: Rylee's Journey The First Signs November 30th, 2016, Rylee Lynn Rideout arrived making us parents for the first time and becoming the first grandchild and niece in our families. The years that followed were nothing short of amazing, Rylee developed a love for life and a sparkle that we [...]
#KidsCantWait: Simon's Journey The Early Signs Simon’s journey began when he was around 10; he has always been an active, strong-willed child. He never complained when falling or having some scratches for his rough, playful adventures, but he wasn’t happy with our long walks. As a family, [...]
#KidsCantWait: Rosalie's Journey As a parent/caregiver, you envision your children growing up happy and healthy, enjoying life to the fullest. However, life tends to chuckle at our best laid plans, and that was the case with our middle daughter, Rosalie, who was diagnosed with Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic [...]
#KidsCantWait: Harley's Journey Harley is our tiny warrior. Just after turning 2, in August 2022, Harley started having difficulty walking one day out of nowhere. It pained her to tears and she had to hold onto someone to walk or be carried. She was on Amoxicillin for an ear infection, [...]
From Patient to Pediatric Rheumatologist: Dr. Molly Dushnicky Dr. Molly Dushnicky’s story sounds like a lot of her patients’: When she was just 18 months old, she stopped walking, her knees wouldn’t bend easily, and she wasn’t her usual happy self. That’s when she was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis [...]
Paige’s Journey with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis To have a chronic illness is to be fighting every day for the next. My name is Paige Simpson. I am 17 years old, I was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, otherwise known as JIA. I have been treated for JIA for 15 years but have [...]
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