Biking from Vancouver to San Francisco to Cure JM!
My dad and I are riding from Vancouver to San Francisco this summer to raise money to cure juvenile myositis (JM).
Around four years ago, my sister Natalie was diagnosed with a rare autoimmune disease called juvenile myositis. Don't worry if you haven't heard of it, we hadn't either!
JM is a disease that starts in kids and causes a body's immune system to attack its own cells and tissue, most commonly causing weakness and a skin rash. For a lot of kids with JM, this means losing the ability to walk, play, or even swallow.
Thanks to past efforts, treatments are available, but they have significant side effects from mood changes and facial swelling to stunted growth. There is still no cure for JM.
But we can change that.
Please make a gift to help us reach our fundraising goal of $20,000 for research for better treatments and a cure.
Every contribution is appreciated
- Click donate now to make an online gift
- Checks can be made out to Cure JM and mailed to Cure JM, P.O. Box 45768, Baltimore, MD 21297, with our family's name in the memo
Your gift will be put right to work to:
- Pursue promising new treatments
- Advance four clinical trials
- Fund our largest-ever grant cycle, including investigating a new type of gene therapy
- Help kids get the best care
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