Cassie + Friends’ Family Day is a FREE and absolutely life-transforming event for kids and families affected by Juvenile Arthritis and other rheumatic diseases. It’s a day filled with learning, connecting, and empowerment!
Family Day provides parents, caregivers, grandparents, children, teens and siblings with the rare opportunity to connect with people that truly understand. It is a place where you receive support from professionals and other families and learn about the latest research, treatments and symptom management approaches. See our FAQs for more info.
Our 2024 event, #ConnectingJA, is going to be absolutely amazing! We hope you’ll join us for our first-ever Family Day Conference in Ontario on Sunday, May 5th, 2024 at the unforgettable Kingbridge Centre in King City, Ontario.
Registration closes on April 28, 2024, we encourage you to register early and reserve your family’s spot today.
A limited number of Family Travel Bursaries will be available. Please reach out to marissa@cassieandfriends.ca if you need support to attend from out of town.
What makes Family Day a life-changing experience?
There is simply nothing like connecting and sharing with others who understand your unique experiences and challenges. This includes young adults, teenagers, children, parents and grandparents.
There’s not always enough time to address all of your questions/worries in the doctor’s office. Family Day offers the chance to talk with doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals in a relaxed setting.
Many parents find relief and comfort in staying in touch and even texting during rough times. And kids and teens agree: “School friends can’t always understand, but my C+F friends get me.”
Hearing from our panel of young adults is a highlight of the day. You will see that your child and family will not only survive their diagnosis, but enjoy a rich and fulfilling life even with the challenges of rheumatic disease.
Family Day is as much for the kids as the parents. While you attend workshops about treatments, research and other challenges, your kids and teens will be having fun with their siblings and new friends. Teens will also get the chance to hear from and ask questions of young adults with rheumatic diseases on topics like school, work, relationships and other issues of importance to being a teen with rheumatic disease.
– From a JA Parent
