Resilient Parenting

Parenting a child with a rare disease comes with unique challenges—but you don’t have to navigate them alone. Join us for a powerful and practical Town Hall event with Ronda Thorington, MA, LPC, a Licensed Professional Counselor and Parent Coach specializing in supporting families facing medical uncertainty. The evening will include: A Guided Introduction to the Resilient Parent Toolkit. Practical Strategies to manage stress and foster deeper family connections. Actionable Tools for weekly resilience planning, medical appointment prep, and self-care. A Supportive Space to ask questions, share experiences, and find encouragement. If you’re a parent or caregiver seeking practical, compassionate guidance, this Town Hall is for you.

The Carpenters Lemons to Lemonade- web

The Carpenters turn Lemons to Lemonade!

The Carpenter family hopes their efforts will raise awareness for Cure JM and bring hope to families like theirs.

The community went above and beyond in showing their support for the lemonade stand.

The 1000 cups with lids the Carpenters ordered quickly cleared out as more and more lemonade was sold!

Photo of Mark Zuckerberg and Priscilla

Cure JM Research Consortium Receives Prestigious Chan Zuckerberg Grant

The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative has awarded Cure JM and a consortium of Cure JM-funded researchers a coveted $2 million rare disease research grant to identify new biomarkers in JM and improve precise, personalized care through the identification of cell-to-cell interactions that drive inflammation in juvenile myositis.

Why I Walk- Ellen Stream

Ellen Stream’s Story: Walking and Quilting for JM Families

Ellen Stream’s love for her granddaughter, Brooklyn, fuels her commitment to the juvenile myositis community. When Brooklyn was diagnosed with juvenile dermatomyositis (JDM) at two and a half, Ellen faced a wave of fear. Would Brooklyn run and play like other kids? Could she enjoy school, sports, or friendships without the weight of infusions and flare-ups? Those early days brought uncertainty, but Ellen and Brooklyn’s other grandmother built a support system across miles, showing distance doesn’t dim love.

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