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I’m fundraising for arthritis research because arthritis affects over 6 million people in Canada. It is often an invisible disease that impacts daily life in ways many don’t see.  Im one of the people whose life is impacted daily that is almost invisible to everyone else but my family.   They see the days when my toes are so swollen I can barely walk and my fingers won’t work right.  When my fingers and toes are so red and hot that just touching them makes me want to cry.  Or the days when my spine feels like it’s gonna snap in 3 different places.  They feel my frustration when I get told to just take an ibuprofen and move and you’ll be fine, as if I hadn’t already tried that for the last 5 years, and when the doctor says do another round of physio, even tho the last 7 rounds havnt done anything to ease my pain.   The depression that can set in from being in pain every single day with an almost invisible disease that most people don’t understand is a fight many of us fight along side our disease.   Maybe one day we will have a cure or at least some relief 

I’m taking part in the MOVE with Arthritis Research challenge by committing to a total of 30 minutes of movement, 5 days a week. Every dollar raised will support life-changing arthritis research.

Thank you for supporting me and helping fund research that makes a difference.