In hopes of raising some money's for the San Diego Arthritis Walk we are going to be having a garage sale on April 13th. All proceeds go to the Arthritis Foundation which provides funding for research, youth camps and The annual Juvenile Arthritis Conference. If you are new to our story here's where you can learn more about Juvenile Arthritis and why a cure is needed for these sweet children living everyday with nasty autoimmune disease that not only leaves them living in pain, but often endangers their lives.
If you are in the San Diego area and would like to help we are happy to pick up any items you are clearing out from your spring cleaning. We'd also be happy to have help the day of the sale. Please email us at LTmom05@gmail.com. Anything left over on the day of the sale will be donated to the Navy Marine Corps Relief Society Thrift Store.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Friday, February 1, 2013
Alone Together
SOJIA is an autoimmune disease and so most of the symptoms are internal and even the ones you can see like swelling or redness don’t appear to be serious so we feel alone in this a lot.
These children frequently feel discouraged and sad because of the pain or that they just can’t keep up. Two days ago Emily’s leg was hurting her after swim and she just started crying. I am sure she was also tired and steroids don’t help, but I just could feel her pain in my heart.
We’ve been getting her excited about this upcoming Arthritis Walk and invited all her extended family to come and participate with us, but because it’s a drive and other issues no one has been able to say they would come so it was a big deal to all of us when her kindergarten teacher asked if she could join us and even wanted to invite Emily’s classmates. I was thrilled.
Supporting these children is crucial, they should never feel alone.
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