<p><span style="color: #050505;">On Saturday the 19th March, I will be hosting an 8-hour stream on my Twitch Channel (<a href="https://www.twitch.tv/joelvsarthritis?fbclid=IwAR346Sdi79IqJSywMmlScKs31eCQ4BxNqo6RtGjTwcGDJPylzCiMGVaHROs" target="_blank"><span style="color: #737373;">https://www.twitch.tv/joelvsarthritis</span></a>) to raise awareness of WORD Day 2022 and rheumatic disease in children.</span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;">Nonstop from 9am-5pm (GMT), we'll be streaming games, sharing stories, interviewing guests and running competitions throughout the day. Drop-in and join the fun. </span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;">All donations received for this event and during the stream will be in aid of Juvenile Arthritis Research - <a href="https://www.jarproject.org/?fbclid=IwAR1IYb2ViFcg9PzoWnoL6oNnuR4c3VpkHp4DWWxCIBziPx0SGv6swinq2_M" target="_blank"><span style="color: #737373;">https://www.jarproject.org</span></a>, a patient-led charity making a difference to the lives of those affected by juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA).</span></p><p><span style="color: #262626;"></span></p><p><b><span style="color: #262626;">What is WORD Day?</span></b><span style="color: #262626;"></span></p><p><span style="color: #262626;">World yOung Rheumatic Diseases Day (WORD Day) is an annual event that takes place on 18th March.</span></p><p><span style="color: #262626;">The ultimate aim of WORD Day is to raise the awareness and knowledge level of parents, doctors, primary practitioners, teachers, and the general public to help first and foremost in early diagnoses, and a quick referral to specialised paediatric rheumatologists. We hope that awareness will have a ripple effect on all levels of practitioners who come in contact with these children, improving the level of treatment they receive and their prognosis worldwide.</span></p><p><b><span style="color: #262626;">How can I get involved?</span></b><span style="color: #262626;"></span></p><p><span style="color: #262626;">There are many ways you can help or participate in this important event. </span></p><p><span style="color: #262626;">Simply finding time to join the stream, chat with other viewers and get involved with the onscreen action will help our engagement and the number of people we reach on the day massively. </span></p><p><span style="color: #262626;">You can also simply share our fundraising link (<a href="https://www.justgiving.com/Joel-Nelson">https://www.justgiving.com/Joel-Nelson</a>) and Facebook event (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/joelvsarthritis/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZV0nl4HESN0SgsYKgQ4pKywAeF1y6gLh4w34ae8ZA6kDL6X-yaUW3QLFZKSFIMtyEhYqTYtHj15RG5JYPoPjLGCnTV1fOPRbCH8HNMpAbiuhc2-E9o5w_1EnEHC8zI3H8zodjka0q57Loxw4NMsV74R&amp;__tn__=q"><span class="nc684nl6"><span style="color: #737373;">https://www.facebook.com/events/498012288580078</span></span></a>).</span></p><p><span style="color: #262626;">Suppose you would like to be involved in a more hands-on way. In that case, we are looking for patient advocates, charity reps and other people of interest to join the stream throughout the day to share their experiences and be interviewed live on camera. </span></p><p><span style="color: #262626;">We are also looking for sponsors, prizes to giveaway onstream and any other offers that may help raise awareness and donations.</span></p><p><span style="color: #262626;">Contact me via my Facebook Page (<a href="https://www.facebook.com/joelvsarthritis/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZV0nl4HESN0SgsYKgQ4pKywAeF1y6gLh4w34ae8ZA6kDL6X-yaUW3QLFZKSFIMtyEhYqTYtHj15RG5JYPoPjLGCnTV1fOPRbCH8HNMpAbiuhc2-E9o5w_1EnEHC8zI3H8zodjka0q57Loxw4NMsV74R&amp;__tn__=q"><span class="nc684nl6"><span style="color: #737373;">https://www.facebook.com/joelvsarthritis</span></span></a>)<br/>or email: contact@joelvsarthritis.co.uk.</span></p><p><b><span style="color: #050505;">Where can I find out more?</span></b><span style="color: #050505;"></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;"></span></p><p><span style="color: #050505;">See <a href="https://www.facebook.com/joelvsarthritis/?__cft__%5b0%5d=AZV0nl4HESN0SgsYKgQ4pKywAeF1y6gLh4w34ae8ZA6kDL6X-yaUW3QLFZKSFIMtyEhYqTYtHj15RG5JYPoPjLGCnTV1fOPRbCH8HNMpAbiuhc2-E9o5w_1EnEHC8zI3H8zodjka0q57Loxw4NMsV74R&amp;__tn__=q"><span class="nc684nl6"><span style="color: #737373;">https://www.facebook.com/joelvsarthritis</span></span></a> throughout March for more information.</span></p>