I know you are all busy, but since it is one of my goals, I thought I’d try to spread the word. If you read my earlier post, you’ll know that my 7 year old son has Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis. He has had it for over 2 years now and has only had two flare ups.

To give you an idea of how this affects kids…Joshua’s right wrist was fused together. He couldn’t bend it up at all. His right knee was very swollen and his right leg grew longer than his left. He was taking 7 tsps of ibuprofen a day plus 6 ml of Methotrexate (chemo drug) once a week. He cannot walk long distances and tires easily. Obviously this is tough on any kid and his case is average. There are kids out there that are confined to wheelchairs and worse.

We are blessed because Joshua has been able to take a new medication (Enbrel) and our insurance covers it. It is given by injection once a week and has done wonders for Joshua. However there are many other children that can’t. It is an extremely expensive medication.

If you can make the time and would be willing (all you 10k runners…) please take a look at this site: http://www.arthritis.org/events/arthritiswalk/default.asp and see if you would like to participate in the Arthritis Walk.

I and many others would truly appreciate your participation!

Thanks!