Drs. Kaveh Ardalan, Andrea Knight, and Alison Manning discuss juvenile myositis’ impact on mental health and how parents can address them.
Juvenile myositis patients and parents of children with JM often ask how important exercise is while on the path to recovery and remission.
Building friendships with others in the JM community can be difficult. Since JM is a rare disease, medical common ground might be a state away.
Despite battling juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) as a child, Alex Hackney never envisioned becoming a marathon runner, let alone completing prestigious races like the Chicago and New York Marathons. With over 15 years of grappling with JDM, Alex recently completing her third marathon and found closure and perspective in Chicago.
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