Five weeks ago I posted about our Walk to CURE Arthritis SLP Bundle fundraiser. Unbelievably, in just TEN days, you all helped us to raise $2500! And then just  20 days later, we raised another $1000! That is $3500 in a MONTH! In addition I released my How to Help Your Child Talk: The eBook […]
How to Help Your Child Talk: The eBook {Help the Young Children in Your Life Communicate While Helping a Great Cause}
Are you a parent, caregiver, or teacher looking for ways to help a young child talk? Are you a speech pathologist looking for resources to share with your clients on early speech and language development? Would you like to learn more about how to help young children communicate while helping a great cause? If so, […]
Get a Manicure & Help Kids with Juvenile Arthritis! {And an Update on our Fundraising!}
Hello hello! Happy Saturday! I have a super awesome FUN way to help us in finding a CURE for Juvenile Arthritis AND have pretty nails 😉 That’s in just a bit…first an update on our fundraiser! Cure for Juvenile Arthritis Update As I write this post on Saturday morning, our fundraising grand total from the […]
Help Us Find A Cure for Juvenile Arthritis {and score $125 of Materials for $20!}
If you are a long time reader, you probably already know that my daughter E suffers from an auto immune disorder called Juvenile Arthritis, or JA. She was diagnosed at the ripe old age of two, just after her birthday. (You can read her whole story HERE). Juvenile Arthritis (JA) is a chronic, life long […]
Living with Juvenile Arthritis: A Parent’s Guide {A Review and Chances to Win a Copy!}
Last month I shared with you an update on my daughter’s juvenile arthritis. Her ninja-like immune system is back at it and we’ve started a new medication. So far so good! One of the reasons I write about my daughter’s illness is awareness. People tend to know very little about this disease that affects over […]
A little Inspiration for your Weekend
A friend shared this video on Facebook yesterday and I just HAD to share it. Children (and staff) at Children’s Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock, aka CHAD,  located in Lebanon, N.H., made their own inspiring version of Katy Perry’s hit ROAR. They made the video for its annual CHaD HERO Half Marathon & Ripcord 5K, according to their Facebook page. […]
Our Life with Juvenile Arthritis: My Daughter’s Ninja
I told you I wrote a post! Ha! Here it is…a little update on my daughter… As many of you know, my daughter has Juvenile Arthritis. She was diagnosed at the ripe old age of two, when I was VERY pregnant with Ev. You can read her story HERE. My KGAT awareness bracelet. She has […]
Arthritis Walk 2013: Support My Daughter and Children Like Her
The last two years (2011, 2012) we participated in our local Arthritis Walk to support our daughter who suffers from an Auto Immune disease that causes joint swelling and inflammation (among other things). Her disease can be very debilitating and yes, even DEADLY. In those two years, we raised about $28,000 dollars. You can read […]
Back at Day Zero {but Juvenile Arthritis STILL Sucks}
Happy Monday! It’s been a bit busy around here. Last week my husband was out of town and I just got nothing done. I am very lucky that I have a husband that really steps up to the plate and helps out around the house so when he is gone things can get a little crazy. […]
Juvenile Arthritis Sucks
I’ve been going through all the survey answers (thank you THANK YOU to those who took the time to fill it out!) and have been learning a lot. This survey is really going to help me plan future posts for you all and I’m super excited. I also have been so humbled by all the […]