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 [...]
Cassie + Friends National Mentoring Day Virtual Connection Event Mentorship can make a significant difference in a child or teen's ability to cope with rheumatic disease. On October 27, join C+F's Youth Mentorship Program crew to celebrate the power of mentorship this #NationalMentoringDay. You'll get to meet other youth who understand what it's like [...]
Where Are They Now? Ravia Frison For this edition of, “Where Are They Now?”, we caught up with Ravia Frison. You may remember Ravia from our What is JIA video, where she poignantly shares what it is like to live with an often invisible disease like JIA. We’re so honoured to [...]
Where Are They Now? International Youth Day Edition: Tyler Mah + Gauri Raj For International Youth Day 2024, we're delighted to announce a new series called "Where Are They Now?" At Cassie + Friends, youth are at the heart of everything we do, and we love being able to support them as [...]
Cassie + Friends Summer Refresher Youth Event We're so excited to be back with another Youth Mentorship Connection Event, this time with a summer twist! Grab your favourite summer drink and join us for a casual online get-together where we'll swap summer stories, share fall plans and chat about anything that's on your [...]
Join us for the 2nd annual Cassie + Friends, Future Leaders Showcase - our capstone event to the Future Leaders Program. On Sunday, June 9 our C+F Future Leaders will be presenting four inspiring, youth–led projects aimed at driving connection, education and awareness in the childhood rheumatic disease community - and we hope you’ll [...]
National Pediatric Rheumatology Mental Health Workgroup Cassie + Friends has led the formation of a new workgroup on Pediatric Rheumatology Mental Health to improve mental health care and outcomes for children with rheumatologic diseases. The goal of this Mental Health Workgroup is to develop strategies to improve research, care, and outcomes about mental [...]
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