Help us give children hope for a brighter future.

My name is Abby Printz and I was diagnosed with JDM at 2 years old after my family noticed rashes and muscle weakness to the point I couldn’t sit upright on my own. Over the span of 13 years, I was on various medications, which at times were harsh on my body, but put me into remission. In college I decided to become a PA because of my medical exposure growing up. I now am a Pediatric Rheumatology PA, working with the same team at UPMC Children’s Hospital who treated me when I was young. My family and I are walking for my patients and for all the JM kids across the US who deserve to have better treatments and prognoses than I did over 25 years ago.

Every dollar makes a difference to improve treatments, care, and support for juvenile myositis.  

Juvenile myositis is a life-threatening disease which causes children to miss out on the best part of being a kid.

There are currently no approved treatments.  Current treatments save lives, but have devastating side-effects.  Together we can change that.  

Please make a donation to help me reach my goal.  Your generous donations can allow us to advance the fight against this disease.  

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It is only with your support, we can get to the finish line.  

**If you wish to send a check, please mail to:

Cure JM, P.O. Box 45768, Baltimore, MD 21297

Thank you!