Trish is an inspiring community leader and one who has already accomplished so much in her young life. Having completed her Bachelor's Degree in Commerce, she is now pursuing a Master's Degree in the Netherlands, demonstrating her unwavering dedication to her education and personal growth. Trish's unique life experiences have given her a diverse [...]
In Spring of 2018, my 6 year old daughter was complaining of neck pain. It was mistaken as pain from her twice a week swimming lessons. One morning in August that same year she asked me to look at her knee because it was really hurting. I was shocked to see how swollen it [...]
Do you feel pain even if you take arthritis medications? Do you want to find ways to manage your pain that is right for you? A team at the University of Ottawa led by Dr. Karine Toupin April, has developed the JIA Option Map, a web app that helps youth and their families make [...]
The Scotiabank Home Stretch is on! As we near the finish line of the Calgary and Vancouver 2020 virtual runs, we’d like to sincerely thank all 160+ runners and 673 donors who’ve stepped up for a pain-free future for kids with Team Cassie + Friends! With 2019 on record as our strongest year yet [...]
Middle school and high school can take some time for everyone to get used to, especially if you are a student with arthritis. Larger schools with multiple classrooms, more teachers and classmates, and a heavy backpack full of textbooks, can make it a challenging environment to communicate with others about your arthritis pain and [...]
Autoinflammatory vs Autoimmune Diseases Coined less than 20 years ago, the word autoinflammatory is often confused with autoimmune—so, what’s the difference? When we think of the word autoimmune, most people understand that it means your body is attacking itself the way it attacks invaders, like bacteria and viruses. These autoimmune responses run on a [...]
The Virtual Youth Panel event is now available for viewing on Youtube and IGTV. You'll find timestamps of the video on Youtube to direct you to the questions/answers you'll want to hear the most. This is an excellent resource to share with relatives, friends, sports coaches and teachers to help them understand life with [...]
With August being Auto-inflammatory Awareness Month, we connected with Nicole Pereira to share her journey with a very rare form of Vasculitis called Adenosine Deaminase 2 Deficiency. After wondering why her legs were covered in bruises from simply watching TV, Nicole realized something was seriously wrong.Through the challenges, she's learned to curate [...]
Shortly after his 13th birthday, Emerson started experiencing a lot of pain and stiffness in his hands, knees and wrists. After a few months of doctors appointments and a lot of questions, he was diagnosed with Enthesitis-Related Arthritis, a type of arthritis that involves swelling and inflammation of the connective tissue that attaches to [...]
Are you wondering how your child can learn to manage pain on their own? Is your teen with rheumatic disease looking for a way to stay motivated, monitor their symptoms and track how they’re feeling on a day-to-day basis? We’ve teamed up with SickKids on a research study to bring the iCanCope with Pain [...]
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