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The Cure JM Foundation: Volunteers working to find a cure.
Juvenile Dermatomyositis and Juvenile Polymyositis are the most common forms of JM (Juvenile Myositis) - a rare autoimmune disease that affects approximately 17,000 children and adults, and nearly 1,000 new cases are diagnosed in the US every year. JM causes a variety of debilitating symptoms
including:
• Muscle weakness and pain
• Severe fatigue
• Rashes
• Swallowing and digestive difficulties
• Lung and heart problems
• Vasculitic ulcers
• Calcinosis
Some children may experience a remission, while others will battle JM their entire life,
and complications from this disease can prove fatal. Medication can help to alleviate the symptoms of Juvenile Myositis, but there is no known cure.
The
Cure JM Foundation, a 501(c)(3) non-profit
organization, is an all-volunteer group managed by families and friends of JM patients. Created specifically to find a cure for this disease, the Cure JM Foundation is working to raise awareness of JM while also providing support and information to families suffering from JM.
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Mark your calendars for the Cure JM Annual Educational Conference
and Fundraising Event, October 12 - 13, 2012. This year’s event will be held in conjunction with the Under Armour Running Festival in Baltimore, MD.
Click here to find out more and register to help
Click here for an invitation letter from the Chairman of the Board
Click here for the event flyer
Click here for travel information
To help raise funds for the Cure JM Foundation, the Oregon Chapter of the Intel Motorcycle Club is raffling a 2012 Kawasaki Ninja ZX6R. Tickets are $25 each, but you have to hurry; only 1,000 tickets will be sold.
Click here for more information.
Cure JM Team Hope is setting out on their journey to climb Mt. Denali - the highest mountain in North America - to raise money for the Cure JM Foundation.
Click here for more information and to follow their journey as via satellite updates.
The National Institutes of Health needs volunteers for two major studies that could impact the treatment of JM.
Click here to see how you and your family can help.
Preschoolers and kindergartners at the Sweetpea Academy in Pasco, Washington honored JM patient Griffin by holding their second annual walkathon in his honor. They raised $5,000 last year to help their friend and plan on raising even more this year.
Watch the newsclip.
Click here to see the latest additions to upcoming Cure JM fundraisers.
Learn all about the upcoming national conference and see how a small town in Texas raised $42,000 for the Cure JM Foundation.
Click here to read the latest Cure JM News.
Set-up your own personal fundraising page for Cure JM or make a donation to an existing family fundraising page. These special fundraising pages allow our Cure JM families to share their journey with JM, and they enable donors to leave a personal message for the family affected by JM.
Cure JM wristbands are now available. They're the perfect way to show your support for the Cure JM Foundation. Click here for more information.
A big thanks to Turtlebox Productions who has worked tirelessly with Cure JM to produce these new, informative videos.
Video for Newly Diagnosed Patients: Click Here
Fundraising Video: Click Here
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