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London, N6B 2N8
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Description:

Join the Arthritis Society for Project THRIVE – fun for families living with childhood arthritis.

• Learn how to THRIVE with arthritis
• Meet other families facing the same challenges (you’re not alone!)
• Teach siblings what life is like with arthritis
• Have fun

And while your child is doing cool stuff with us, parents will be learning things too.

Event Details

When: Sunday, March 6, 2016

Where: YMCA of Western Ontario, 382 Waterloo St, London, ON N6B 2N8

Registration: 12:30 p.m.

Start time: 1:00 p.m.

End time: 5:00 p.m. (with the option of a family free swim after)

Registration is FREE, but space is limited. To register visit

www.arthritis.ca/projectthrivelon

FREE Child Care and Parking Available!

Program Details:

Teen Talk (Teens only)

Life as a teen is complicated: you’ve got a lot going on even without your arthritis. In this session – only for teens – you will take part in a frank, open and safe discussion about challenges and questions facing teens, how they are impacted by arthritis, and how to keep a handle on things so that you can live your life without neglecting your health. Guest speakers will draw on their own recent experiences to spark discussion, but it’s your experiences and questions that will shape the conversation.

Parents Panel

Want to understand the latest in research, learn about nutrition and how to use physical activity to help with pain management? Join our expert panel who will answer all your questions!

Marian Kirby, PT, The Arthritis Society

Dr. Daniela Ardelean, Pediatric Rheumatologists, London Health Science Centres Children’s Hospital

Jessica Cane, Registered Dietician, Children’s Care Program, London Health Sciences Centre

Kids Zone

Specially trained Martial Arts Therapists will be in uniform and run the kids through some basic "karate" stuff, a quick, light exercise (jumping jacks, for instance), then show them how to punch/kick and let them hit some soft pads.

For more details or to register visit our website at www.arthritis.ca/projectthrivelon