by Arthritis NZ | Oct 11, 2021 | How We Help, Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, News
It’s said that when you live with arthritis, your family lives with it too. They may not experience the pain and fatigue first-hand like you do, but it’s natural for them to struggle with the unwanted changes arthritis brings and grieve the things you’ve lost as a...
by Arthritis NZ | Mar 17, 2020 | Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis, News
When a child is diagnosed with arthritis, “how can my child have arthritis- that’s for old people”! is a widespread reaction. – The common stereotype of arthritis being a condition that affects the elderly is pervasive but wrong. March 18th is WORD Day, the...
by Arthritis NZ | Oct 15, 2019 | Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Danah Sharp has three children. A son and two daughters. Two of them have juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). When her daughter, Lhasa, was 11 years old, she was diagnosed with JIA. “Lhasa has arthritis in her knees, wrists and jaw, but now, seven years after the...
by Arthritis NZ | Oct 14, 2019 | Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Rebecca Kennedy’s ballet teacher told her mum one day that “Rebecca never participates in class”. Rebecca’s mum was a GP and after asking Rebecca why she wasn’t taking part in ballet, she answered with a simple “it hurts.” Now, 25 years on, Rebecca still has what they...
by Arthritis NZ | Sep 26, 2019 | Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Two years ago, Ashley Millar was diagnosed with rheumatoid factor positive juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA), and she had to give up on her dream of becoming an equine veterinarian. “I will never be strong enough to handle such large animals, but I will still...
