Kids get arthritis too!

This isn’t exactly a political topic, but it is a topic that means a lot to me.  A young friend of mine, Emily, has suffered from Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis throughout her life.  While not widely known, kids get arthritis too, and this young gal has shown her family, her friends, and the world that this crippling disease will not stop her.  Not only does she go to school like any ordinary child, as well as play sports, she has also been the spokesperson for the Arthritis Foundation.

So why am I telling you this?  300,000 children are inflicted with some form of juvenile arthritis, on top of the 1,000,000 Americans with Rheumatoid arthritis.  That’s a lot of people, isn’t it?  Well, that’s nothing compared to the 27,000,000 suffering from Osteoarthritis.  With all of these individuals living in pain, it is our call to help the scientists find a cure, and that is where you come in.  Below you will find a link to Emily’s donation page, where she is collecting donations leading up to her participation in the annual Arthritis Walk this month.  Her current goal is $7,500, and she has currently raised $4,090.27 while I write this.  I think we can help her reach her goal, so please take a moment to view her site, read her short introduction, and (if you have the resources available) support her in her quest for a cure.

Thank you in advance for your participation.  If you wish to leave her an encouraging word, please feel free to leave a message below.  I will make sure she receives them.

See Emily in action!  Presentation in Atlanta, along side U.S. Senator Johnny Isakson (link).  You can either wait till about 2.5 minutes into the video, or select her name from the drop-down menu at the bottom of the page. 

Visit Emily’s donation page!  (link)