Art inspires Canadians to express their personal journey with rheumatoid arthritis
November 2009 - AARC supporter Jennifer Mason was the Overall Ontario winner of the Good Day/Bad Day Art exhibit sponsored by Schering-Plough Canada. Her artwork, entitled “Emerging from Despair” illustrates her struggles with Rheumatoid Arthritis and how she overcame her chronic pain and despair through painting and drawing. To learn more about Jennifer and her winning art... click here

Believing in the Future for Others
For as long as she can remember, Jennifer Mason wanted to be a musician. But in her mid-twenties and in the midst of completing her second musical degree, everything suddenly changed when Jennifer began to experience joint pain and debilitating fatigue and was diagnosed with severe rheumatoid arthritis (RA).
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Patients life made better
Seventeen years ago, a series of events led Tiziana Tolfo to being diagnosed with lupus. She was writing exam finals, when she developed a rash on her face, was experiencing extreme fatigue, had a fever and had aching and swollen joints particularly in her knees...
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Believing in Research
After enduring years of back and joint pain, Don O'Born finally found himself at the rheumatologist 21 years ago, where he was diagnosed with both ankylosing spondylitis (AS) and psoriatic arthritis.
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Research Changing Lives
Trudy Eagan learned at age 22 that rheumatoid arthritis is not just a disease of the aged. The doctor who diagnosed Trudy wasted little time telling her that it was very likely that she would be in a wheelchair within five years.
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