December 2018

Top 7 Reasons to Attend a Cassie and Friends’ Family Day Conference

By |December 12th, 2018|Family Day|

What makes Family Day a life-changing experience for kids and families affected by Juvenile Arthritis and other rheumatic diseases? Here are the top 7 reasons people attend Cassie and Friends’ Family Day year after year: Knowing you are not alone.  There is simply nothing like connecting and sharing with others who understand your unique experiences [...]

November 2018

3 tips for travelling with a child with a flare

By |November 9th, 2018|Advice, Pain Tips, Stories|

As stressful and painful as experiencing a flare can already be at home, the idea of travelling with a flare may sometimes seem downright impossible. With some help however, you and your child can still enjoy taking a trip together. These are Cassie and Friends community member and mother Tanya Cassidy Irwin's three tips for [...]

Emily’s story: Navigating pain, planes and biologics

By |November 9th, 2018|Pain Tips, Stories|

Tanya Cassidy Irwin is a mother and Cassie and Friends community member from Langley, BC. This is her story of navigating pain, travel, medication and the unknown throughout her daughter Emily's journey with Oligoarticular JIA.    In September 2015 there was the most subtle of hitches in our daughter Emily's step. Within three weeks she [...]

October 2018

Your input needed! Help us relieve children’s JIA pain

By |October 25th, 2018|Advocacy, Current Events, News|

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 [...]

Camp Cassie and Friends: A Family Camp | Family Day 2018 Conference Program

By |October 7th, 2018|Family Day, News|

Our annual Family Day conference for Juvenile Arthritis and other rheumatic diseases is in JUST ONE WEEK - and we can't wait! On Saturday, October 13th, we'll welcome over 370 kids, families and friends for a life-changing day of connection, learning and fun at the Delta Burnaby Conference Centre in Burnaby, BC. Family Day Camp [...]

September 2018

Reese’s Story: “I will never let JIA get in my way”

By |September 21st, 2018|Physical Activity, Scotiabank Charity Challenge|

Thirteen year old Reese from Whitby, Ontario was diagnosed with JIA at age two, but she has never let this get in the way of her athletic goals. Read her story of perseverance and strength below, and join Reese and her entire Aurora Panthers Bantam AA hockey team on October 21st as they lead Team [...]

June 2018

PwC Canada Board Chair, Mike Harris, with family and friends at the 2017 Charity Challenge Run/Walk with Team Cassie and Friends.

By |June 23rd, 2018|Scotiabank Charity Challenge|

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:      PwC commits $10,000 to transform the futures of youth with arthritis June 21, 2018- VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA: University Student, Alison Legge, 22, knows all too well just how painful studying, full-time work or even a casual, part-time job can be thanks to Juvenile Arthritis - an incurable, autoimmune disease affecting [...]

Thank you Keystone Environmental, Champion for Kids!

By |June 22nd, 2018|Scotiabank Charity Challenge|

We are so excited to announce that long-time champion for kids Keystone Environmental Ltd. - BC's go to environmental consulting firm and recently named Top Small & Medium Employer in Canada - has stepped up with a $15,000 gift to Team Cassie and Friends to help transform the lives of the 3 in 1000 children in BC who live, play and learn [...]

Nicola Wealth Management champions juvenile arthritis and supports one of their own

By |June 21st, 2018|Scotiabank Charity Challenge|

Giving back is deeply rooted in the culture of Vancouver-based Nicola Wealth Management, and this year the Nicola Wealth Gives Back Charitable Giving Committee is showing just how deep that commitment goes when it comes to supporting both kids with arthritis, and their own staff.  Cassie and Friends is pleased to announce Nicola Wealth as our new "Champion for Kids" level donor with a [...]

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