Impact of Arthritis

 

Arthritis is Canada’s most common chronic health condition ~ and there is no cure..6 million Canadians (1 in 5) live with arthritis. Without serious attention to this disease and its impacts, there will be a 50 % increase in the number of people affected by arthritis within 20 years ~ increasing to 1 in 4 Canadians.

Yearly the Arthritis Society forwards me a delightful yearly calendar. Its vision and purpose is to embrace and empower the resilient spirit of people, who with arthritis, tirelessly pursue a future without it. Monthly the calendar features exceptionally beautiful Canadian scenes. Addressing the photo is a dynamic philosophy for our daily lives.

January introduces us to a beautiful photo of Banff National Park’s majestic forest of evergreens. Below the snowy peak, stands this forest. In the sky, Andrea Bain affirms: Pay attention to yourself. Build on who you are. Become a whole person. Enjoy life.

Against a dark blue midnight sky, stands Fairmont Le Chateau in Quebec City.

February advises: BE ACTIVE.
Frederic M. Perrin stated: May your footsteps leave only friends behind.
Everything we do and every movement we make, involves our joints.
Taking care of our joints and getting them moving properly is the top priority
of any arthritis treatment plan. Visit Arthritis.ca/staying active.

March advises: Visit guidelines and arthritis.ca/flourish for healthy recipes. Empower yourself to get moving this month! Against a sunset sky at early morn, Rosemary Brown states We must open the doors and we must see to it that they remain open, so that others can pass through.

Purple lupines and white ones too line the shoreline of a wavy lake. You never know when a moment and few sincere words can have an impact on a life. (Zig Ziglar) as stated in April.

After ensuring your loved ones are taken care of, you can choose among one million Canadians who have included a charity among the beneficiaries in their will. Ralph Waldo Emerson states, Patience and fortitude conquer all things...illustrated by Barry Head Sea in Newfoundland.

Understanding the link between your mind and body is an important step in developing
strategies that will help you live your best life. Rosemary Brown states” We must open the doors and we must see to it they remain open so that others can pass through.
Pictured by a sunset at Niagara-on-the-lake.

May features Berry Head Sea Arch in Newfoundland. ~ so called due to gigantic boulders with a gap-view to ocean waters.

Ralph Waldo Emerson advises: PATIENCE and FORTITUDE conquer all things.

GET INVOLVED: The Arthritis Society offers many opportunities to help the 6 million Canadians living with arthritis. From community fundraising events to volunteering , there are lots of ways you can help give Canadians who live with arthritis a brighter future.

Above the best photo of Niagara Falls I’ve ever seem, Aristotle writes in the sky:
In all things of nature. .there is something of the marvellous.

Turning the page, a dramatic night photo of fireworks: “Celebration of Lights in English Bay, Vancouver , British Columbia. “ Living with arthritis, often means living with chronic pain. The Arthritis Society’s ’pain management resources provide helpful strategies and tips to help you minimize your pain symptoms and find relief.

Beside a firework’s burst, Alice Munro advises:
The constant happiness is curiosity.

Titled : Back to School, the photo is a Gravel Road & Fields, Regina, Saskatchewan. The Society provides a free, specially designed ergonomic backpack to children under 10 who have been recently diagnosed with arthritis. The backpacks are filled with information and tools families can use to help children with arthritis lead healthier lives.

Sometimes it’s the journey that teaches you a lot about your destination, advised Drake,

Wow! It’s a coastal view of a lighthouse attached to a brown frame house on a hill with other hillside habitats. The towering red lighthouse overlooks the sea to its horizon.: Pointe-à-la-Renommée Lighthouse is located at Gaspe, Quebec.

Eleanor Roosevelt declares: ”To handle yourself, use your head; to handle others, use your heart.

Repetitive motions or staying in one position long, can take a toll on joints Take regular breaks at work or school to rest, stretch...or get moving.

Viewing the massive moss-covered rock in the valley stream, Mother Teresa stated, Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.

Did you know? The Arthritis Society is Canada’s largest charitable funder-of-arthritis research, investing more than $200 million dollars in research projects since our founding that have led to breakthroughs in the diagnosis treatment and care of people with arthritis.

Submitted by Harriet Tubman, in her dramatic photo of “Sunset over Yukon River near Dawson City, Yukon Territory cites “Every great dream begins with a dreamer. Always remember, you have within you the strength, the patience and the passion to reach for the stars to change the world, as stated by Harriet Tubman.

December features a shipyard at Inner Harbour, Victoria, British Columbia. We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give, stated by Winston Churchill.

Assembled by MBK: March 2021
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