The Beginning As a toddler learning to walk, Audrey caught on pretty fast. By her 1st birthday she was already zooming around with impressive coordination and balance. When we noticed that she was limping on-and-off at 18 months of age, we knew something was up. Her right ankle was swollen so we decided to [...]
Hi, my name is Savannah and I am a second-year university student studying kinesiology and living in Windsor, Ontario. I was diagnosed in grade school with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). A while ago, a member of my care team suggested I google Cassie + Friends to learn about the programs and resources offered for [...]
Macrophage Activation Syndrome (MAS) is severe inflammation of the immune system which can be associated with rheumatologic conditions such as Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). I was diagnosed with both conditions in October 2010. My name is Gauri Raj and I am currently 21 years old. When I was 10 years old, I had lost [...]
I am the proud mother to a vibrant 3.5-year-old, Émilie, who was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) shortly before her second birthday. We were fortunate as a family to receive a diagnosis in a relatively rapid timeframe thanks to knowledge about navigating the health care system (I work as a nurse) and a [...]
Meet Amy and Abby Mazzone - a mom and daughter duo who’ve been fighting JIA together, along with their family, for 12 years. As with many in our community, Methotrexate has played an important, yet, challenging role in their journey to find relief from pain and allow Abby to be a kid. Below, you [...]
Hey there, my name is Manahil. I am a 20-year-old student at the University of Alberta, currently specializing in psychology and working a research job with the Department of Medicine and Dentistry. The road here was not easy, let me tell you that. Though it was not easy, I would never change a thing. [...]
Is your family beginning to think about the transition from pediatric to adult rheumatology care? We spoke to one teen who talks about her diagnosis with rheumatic disease at age 14, and how she's been taking control of her condition two years later. This is a powerful read that offers a few starting points [...]
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