In my 7 years of living with Ankylosing Spondylitis since the age of 21, I’ve had to teach a lot of people quite a few things about my illness. It’s a relatively unheard-of form of arthritis in day-to-day life. Most people have heard of Rheumatoid Arthritis, but not usually [...]
Cassie + Friends is joining other leading pain and pain-related organizations to support the recommendations of the #CanadianPainTaskForce and call for their implementation. Over the next week, we will be sharing some of the targeted recommendations laid out in “An Action Plan for Pain in Canada” and why they are important to kids, youth [...]
Parents, we hear you! Help us prepare your child and YOU for JIA and JIA treatment-related pain. If you are like most parents in our community, pain, medications (giving medications, side effects, etc) and associated mental health issues are some of your TOP concerns for your child with arthritis. And while you recognize treatments [...]
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’ [...]
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