October 2024

Introducing Our New Parent Ambassadors!

By |October 17th, 2024|Blog, Canada, Fundraising, Hamilton, Ontario, Toronto, Volunteer|

We are so excited to introduce you to our newest parent ambassadors, Tamara and Bobby-Jo, from our McMaster and SickKids centres! Our parent ambassadors are often the first point of contact for newly diagnosed families and are there for anyone who might be struggling or need a hand finding resources. They [...]

#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 [...]

September 2024

August 2024

June 2024

#WhyIRun – Lillian, Our Rheumatic Disease Warrior

By |June 19th, 2024|#WhyIRun, Ontario, Ottawa, sJIA, Stories|

#WhyIRun For Lillian - Our Rheumatic Disease Warrior Our journey with Rheumatic Disease began in June 2022. After 11 days of fever, Lillian, then just shy of her 3rd birthday, was seen, diagnosed, and treated for Incomplete Kawasaki disease at CHEO (Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario). Luckily, she responded to the IVIG treatment and [...]

April 2024

March 2024

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 [...]

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