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Juvenile Arthritis

I'm Not Letting My Juvenile Arthritis Hold Me Back

Nikolas Harris | Posted 11.19.2012 | Canada Impact
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Nikolas Harris

Picture a day in the life of a student: running to and from classes, walking up a few flights of stairs, carrying a backpack writing or typing notes. Now, imagine if you could no longer do any of these things effortlessly because your joints ache. Imagine if your joints were just constantly in pain and you are only 18 years old.

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I Was a Two Year Old With Arthritis

Samantha Whiteside | Posted 08.06.2012 | Canada Living
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Samantha Whiteside

My struggle with arthritis began when I stopped walking at two years old. At that age, I should have been running around and exploring the world, so the abrupt change in my behavior was a frightening shock for my family. It wasn't until we spent a night in the emergency room that we learned what was happening -- I had juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Now I work to spread the message of The Arthritis Society.

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