Campaigns
Kris Barger - Kris Barger Fundraising Campaign
Not bad for the first time running a tshirt fundraiser/awareness campaign. My sincere and gracious thanks to all that ordered shirts and are wearing them to help raise awareness for Myositis. I loved seeing...Leslie Buchanan - Help Leslie with dermatomyositis research
Hi, I have dermatomyositis. This is basically when your body attacks your skin and muscles. For information on dermatomyositis, and other forms of myositis, you may visit...Dionne Chinn - Polymyo...WHAT?
THANK YOU, in advance, to everyone for your continued prayers, support and encouragement. Polymyositis (PM) is what the doctors told me I had. What is that? It is an auto-immune disease which attacks the...Michael Coates - Help Myositis Research
I have had Myositis since 1992. It starts as a weakness in the quadriceps muscles and progresses to the hands and arms, gradually getting worse. Help me and the Myositis Association find a cure for this...Susan Hoey - Ann Holland
Dear Friends and Family, As many of you know our mom was diagnosed with IBM (Inclusion Body Myositis)a degenerative muscle disease in 2003. Little is known about this rare condition and we still seek answers....Peyton Hutchins - Peyton's Campaign Against Dermatomyositis
Hey Everyone! I'm trying to raise money for dermatomyositis, a disease I have lived with for 8 years. This is an autoimmune disease that weakens your muscles and causes a redish/pinkish rash. I have gone up...Jessie Merryman - Dermato-what?
Dermatomyositis is a very rare autoimmune disease that affects the muscles and skin. Essentially, the immune system attacks the muscles, causing inflammation and eventually atrophy. Long and complicated...Steve Morris - Riding for Those Who Can't...Yet
In February, 2006, I was about to have my world turned upside down! What I thought was a bad case of the flu turned out to be an extremely rare form of myositis called Giant Cell Myositis. This is a disease...Marianne Moyer - SW Florida KIT Campaign
Well, we have "made" our first three goals and incredibly, we have surpassed them easily (so once again we are raising it!)...but there are two things to remember: First, our real goal is to fund research that...John Mozer - Mozer's Fight Against IBM
I am pictured in this photo with my son, David, and my grandson, Devin. Although I suffer from IBM, it is my sincere hope to be able to do things with both of them for the rest of my life. Maybe my campaign...John Mullally - Mullally's Fund
This is a picture of Kendall, my Grandaughter and me. I can't play with her like I'd wish to because of the IBM, inclusion body myositis, I have. IBM is a degenerstive muscle disease with no know cure which...Jodi Nelson - Jodi's Hope
Hi everyone If you didn't already know I have this disease called Dermatomyositis. Dermatomyositis is one of a group of muscle diseases known as the inflammatory myopathies, which are characterized by...Cynthia Schuler - Myositis/Greendale Fourth of July 5K
Dan Seftick - Campaign 60 - Going like 60!
Miles Walked = 21 Financial Update 6/18/08 Corporate Sponsors: Thrivent Financial for Lutherans ($800 match) Myron's Service Center St Paul Rheumatology Lake Elmo Bank Stillwater Motors Many new...Sarah Slafkosky - Marathon for Myositis!
Hello Family & Friends, As many of you already know, Dick Edell (or Big Man as I have always affectionately known him) suffers from myositis. I fondly remember childhood summers spending weeks at the...Kristi Walsh - Kristi's Drive to Cure Dermatomyositis
Please help find a cure for Dermatomyositis. Your donation will help fund DM research to improve treatments and eventually find a cure.Lori Willener - THE F.A.M.E. - THE FIGHT AGAINST MYOSITIS EFFORT
Many of you know that I was blindsided by the greatest challenge of my life when I became ill; experiencing with me bizarre symptoms, diagnosis after diagnosis, misdiagnoses, and the questions of why, where,...
