Hear a Critical Update from our Executive Director and learn more about WHY and HOW we Walk Strong Together. Featuring Cure JM Executive Director, Jim Minow, Director of Development and Community Engagement, Shannon Malloy, Board Member and Southern California Walk Chair, Zack Harrison, and Chapter & Walk Manager, Nicole Ryba.
Spring break should be about fun and relaxation. Sandi and her husband Zack expected their trip to Mexico would be the same. Of course, taking
Sammie Fish was 14 when juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM, a rare form of juvenile myositis (JM) changed her life in 2017. A doctor’s warning that she might never reach remission, tied to a lifetime of medication, shook her world. But Sammie, now 21, didn’t back down. Today, she’s a college grad, a new teacher in her dream job, and Co-Chair of Cure JM’s Ohio Chapter alongside her mom. She walks for herself, for kids like her, and for a cure. That’s why hundreds of Cure JM families and friends across the nation join Walk Strong, because every step pushes us toward a JM-free future
Dr. Christian Lood is a professor and researcher who studies autoimmune diseases, focusing on a condition called juvenile myositis (JDM) that affects kids’ muscles and
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