December 2024

A Guide to Accommodations: Acceptance, Peer Pressure, and Fear

By |December 16th, 2024|Advice, Blog, High School, Post- Secondary, Work + Careers|

A Guide to Accommodations Acceptance, Peer Pressure, and Fear We’re honoured to share this piece by Kayla Caddy, a young adult living with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) who works as a job coach for people on the autism spectrum. Drawing on her lived experience and professional expertise, Kayla shares with us [...]

October 2024

Navigating Medical School: Alejandra’s First Year

By |October 26th, 2024|Advice, Blog, Post- Secondary, Saskatchewan, Stories, Work + Careers|

Navigating Medical School: Alejandra's First Year Our Youth Mentor, Alejandra, reflects on her experience in medical school and shares what it’s been like as she navigates her first year. Many youth with chronic illnesses, like JIA, often aspire to be doctors or other healthcare providers, as they are inspired by their own [...]

Alison Legge: Navigating the Workplace with a Rheumatic Disease, Part 2

By |October 24th, 2024|Advice, Blog, Stories, Work + Careers|

Alison Legge: Navigating the workplace with a rheumatic disease, Part 2 Earlier this year, we heard from Alison, who shared her story about navigating the workplace with a rheumatic disease. Now in her new role, Alison shared an update with us about her journey, and how what she has been through over the [...]

April 2024

Alison Legge: Navigating the Workplace with a Rheumatic Disease

By |April 3rd, 2024|Advice, Blog, Stories, Work + Careers|

Alison Legge: Navigating the workplace with a rheumatic disease I was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) at three years old. Having dealt with the disease with varying degrees of severity for the past 24 years, I can say one of the most challenging things to manage is other [...]

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