Me & Dr. B on Health

As you may know, July is Juvenile Arthritis Awareness Months and not surprisingly, it's a cause close to my heart.

Dr. B. on Health is an excellent program, available both online and in iTunes. Throughout July, Dr. B focused on various aspects of juvenile arthritis. Check out his archives and take a listen. I was thrilled to be asked to close out the month's programs with a chat about what it's like to grow up with JA and to talk a bit about Your Life with Rheumatoid Arthritis: Tools for Managing Treatment, Side Effects and Pain and how it can support parents to help their kids with JA cope better. Take a listen to the July 29 program entitled A Child Is Not a Small Adult! I'm on for the last 10 minutes.

While you're there, you may also want to register on Dr. B's site. It'll qualify you to win an electric bike, worth over $2000!
   


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