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If I were to sum up The Painted Turtle , a camp for kids with serious medical conditions, in a word, it would be joy . After two summers...

I started to experience pains in my feet and legs at around 12. Doctors kept telling me “ that it's just growing pains, “it’ll go away”....

Feeling Inadequate I have chronic ankle pain resulting from tripping off the curb. Yes, it’s as exciting as that. In the early days...

My name is Stephanie Bacchus and I am a 34 year old daughter, mother, and wife. I have worked with children with special needs for 10...

Idiopathic. An adjective ‘relating to or denoting any disease or condition which arises spontaneously or for which the cause is unknown’...

Like many people who have Juvenile Arthritis, I was diagnosed before I was old enough to fully grasp what those words meant. Growing up...

Dating is hard for everyone—putting yourself out there in an attempt to find a person whose values and personality align with yours is...

The only time we see arthritis in a musical context is when we hear of professional musicians who have been playing at such a high level...

I had my first ever flare at eighteen years old. I was a senior in highschool and had just gotten out of a weight training class. When I...

At 7 I was diagnosed with JIA and it has been a tough, unpredictable, but empowering journey. An important lesson learned is how crucial...

I have always kept going. I think it's something that has been ingrained in me since I was a child, but I really didn’t know how it would...

I grew up in a family where being physically active was the most important thing. So you can imagine my dad’s reaction when I got...