13-17 June
Less than a month to go – NRAS is running their first ever JIA Awareness Week. The campaign is all about #SameJIADifferentDay as it can be very frustrating for children, young people and even adults with JIA to keep explaining that JIA is a fluctuating condition, and some days are good, and some are bad. No two days are the same living with JIA.
Please do get involved throughout the week, by:
- Share, like, retweet #SameJIADifferentDay posts, it makes a big difference
- You can add a social media frame to your profile: NRAS has a ’JIA Awareness Week’ one and a ‘Wear Purple for JIA’ one.
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The British Chiropractic Association opens booking for its annual conference – 5-6 November 2022