At Family Day 2016, Cassie and Friends volunteer Alison Legge gave a powerful speech about Juvenile Arthritis and the effect it has on mental health. This February, Alison underwent bilateral TMJ replacement surgery to ease the pain in her jaw, and is currently having a speedy recovery. She is now the chair of Cassie and Friends’ [...]
We are excited to share this amazing coverage in the March 23rd issue of the Jewish Independent newspaper on our work to spread Juvenile Arthritis (JA) awareness in schools. The article highlighted our Kids on the Block (KOB) puppet show program, which has now been seen by well over 25,000 kids and educators all over [...]
Cassie and Friends Society, in partnership with Arthritis Consumer Experts, is leading a call for the BC Government to drastically improve the outlook of children with SJIA by allowing reimbursement coverage for canakinumab for the small number of children who need it. Our campaign for equitable access has now reached the media, Premier John Horgan and Minister [...]
Our annual Family Day conference for Juvenile Arthritis and other rheumatic diseases is just around the corner - and we can't wait! On Saturday, September 16th, we'll welcome over 80 families and 350 attendees to enjoy a day of connection, learning and fun! Interested to know what's in store? Check out our Conference Program below! [...]
SPECIAL REQUEST: We're asking all of our 5km runners to meet at the Cassie & Friends booth in Charity Village (see below for location) between 9:00-9:15am so that we can all head to the starting line together for a 9:30am start time. Let's show everyone that JA matters by standing together in our C&F team shirts. [...]
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