March 2025

#KidsCantWait: Olivia’s Journey

By |March 18th, 2025|#KidsCantWait, Blog, JIA, Ontario, Stories, Toronto|

#KidsCantWait: Olivia's Journey Our daughter’s journey with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) has been a difficult process but one that has taught us many things, including resilience and patience. Olivia was diagnosed at 15 months of age but started showing symptoms around 10 months. She first presented with symptoms of neck [...]

January 2025

Paige’s Journey with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis

By |January 6th, 2025|Advocacy, B.C., Blog, JIA, Stories, Vancouver|

Paige’s Journey with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis To have a chronic illness is to be fighting every day for the next. My name is Paige Simpson. I am 17 years old, I was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, otherwise known as JIA. I have been treated for JIA for 15 years but have [...]

October 2024

#WhyIRun – Audrey’s Story

By |October 2nd, 2024|#WhyIRun, Blog, Hamilton, JIA, Ontario, Stories|

#WhyIRun – Audrey’s Story In this #WhyIRun, we hear from the Rose family, who share their daughter Audrey’s journey with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA). Audrey and her family will be participating in our upcoming run/walk at Hamilton’s Road2Hope marathon on November 2, 2024, where they are not only the top fundraiser for [...]

August 2024

July 2024

Fuelled by Purpose: Juvenile Arthritis Mom and Local Entrepreneur Accelerates Race to a Cure

By |July 23rd, 2024|Current Events, Fundraising, JIA, Ontario, Stories|

Fuelled by Purpose Juvenile Arthritis Mom and Local Entrepreneur Accelerates Race to a Cure Alana Hurov’s daughter, Katherine, was diagnosed with Polyarticular Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis (JIA) at just two years old. Katherine's journey, like that of many children battling rheumatic diseases, has been challenging yet marked by her remarkable [...]

November 2023

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