One of the ways you can help your children cope with juvenile myositis is by giving them a sense of control over their doctor visits and treatments.
Giving children a checklist makes them a part of the process and helps them to remember to address any concerns they might have.
You can use these checklists “as is” or customize them for your child and medical situation.
Download checklists in a customizable format for your child!
Last year, Cure JM and a team of collaborative researchers received a prestigious $2 million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative to advance our understanding
With your financial support, Cure JM is proud to have funded Fionnuala McMorrow, a Postgraduate Research Student in the Department of Life Sciences at the
Like other teens new to the JM journey, Catie Beth Caldwell and Madi Cook were two individuals who felt alone at the beginning of their journeys. Catie Beth was diagnosed just before the Covid-19 pandemic took hold of the world as we knew it. With this came feelings of isolation and loneliness. These emotions were commonplace for many teens but were only compounded by teens new to a rare disease diagnosis. These first years of the “new normal” were difficult to navigate.
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