"I left the event feeling lighter and a little less alone... it had showed me that I was not the only one with this condition..."
You can read Hannah's brilliant article at www.jarproject.org/news/2026/in...

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World Arthritis Day is here and we have a very powerful video to share today...

"The hardest part isn't always the pain, it's being misunderstood."

You can find Aimee's poignant and powerful video at www.jarproject.org/stories/aimee

Pls share!
#ThinkJIA #JIA #WAD #WAD26 #arthritis @eular.org

"You can find a way to solve it."

Alyssa is 7 years old. In her video for World Arthritis Day, Alyssa talks about how arthritis has affected her and also affects her eyes with JIA-related uveitis.

You can watch Alyssia's awesome video at www.jarproject.org/stories/alyssa

#ThinkJIA #WAD #WAD26

"My medicine is working and I can do more stuff than I could at the start of when I had arthritis."

Alfie is 9 years old and has juvenile arthritis.
You can watch Alfie's brilliant video at www.jarproject.org/stories/alfie

#ThinkJIA #JIA #WAD #WAD26 #arthritis

"Even if you're not in a flare up, there is still fatigue and the emotional toll of it all... There is definitely that emotional toll and there is also the physical side... the pain... the discomfort."

Watch Ella's inspiring video now at www.jarproject.org/stories/ella

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Next week, on 12 October, it is World Arthritis Day. Six amazing young people within our JIA community have created short videos to share a little about what life is like living with #JIA.

We're starting with Sophia's video which can be found at www.jarproject.org/stories/sophia

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It was an absolute honour to be invited to the #PEN26 awards recognising best practice in patient experience. Congratulations to Personal Homecare Pharmacy on being shortlisted as a finalist with their submission including our collaborative work. #thinkJIA #ChildrenGetArthritisToo @pickereurope

Before the month of September is out, we thought it is a good chance to give another shout out to the British Society for Rheumatology (BSR) and the new "Pain management in people with inflammatory arthritis" guideline.

We've created a handy FAQ to find out more: bit.ly/BSRpainFAQ
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This weekend is a very special weekend for Ellie and Lee.
Ellie will be taking part in the AJ Bell Junior Great North Run in support of Juvenile Arthritis Research for the second year in a row and Lee is running the AJ Bell Great North Run on Sunday.
Ellie and Lee, good luck to you both!
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We are so proud of this partnership with Shropshire Lions FC Under 9s football club. Don't they all look fabulous in their football shirts?

Wishing the team lots of luck for the season and thank you for raising awareness through your fantastic football club.

#JIA #ThinkJIA #Football